Gudi Padwa / Ugadi 1947
New-year day of the Deccan — the gudhi is hoisted and neem-jaggery shared.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:58
- Sunset18:10
- Fasting window (tithi)1947-03-22 · 22:08 → 21:13
- Parana (tithi ends)21:13
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Gudi Padwa / Ugadi puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaGudi Padwa / Ugadi — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Gudi Padwa?
On the Shukla Pratipada of Chaitra, the first day of the Hindu lunar year, usually in late March or early April. It also opens Chaitra Navratri. This year's date is shown above.
What does the gudi represent?
The gudi — a bright cloth on a bamboo topped with an upturned pot, neem and mango leaves — is a flag of victory and welcome, raised for the new year and, in tradition, for Rama's return to Ayodhya. It is worshipped and lowered by sunset.
Why is neem eaten with jaggery on Gudi Padwa?
Taking the bitter neem with sweet jaggery at the year's first meal is an acceptance of both the bitter and the sweet the year will bring, and has a seasonal logic — neem cools and purifies the blood as the summer heat begins.
Is Gudi Padwa the same as Ugadi?
They are the same day — the Chaitra Shukla Pratipada new year — kept as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra and the Konkan and as Ugadi in Karnataka, Andhra and Telangana, with regional customs.
Other major festivals in 1947
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1947
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 1947
- Maha Shivaratri — 19 February 1947
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 1947
- Holi — 8 March 1947
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 23 March 1947
- Ram Navami — 30 March 1947
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 1947
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 20 June 1947
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 1947
- Nag Panchami — 20 August 1947
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 1947
- Krishna Janmashtami — 7 September 1947
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 1947
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 18 September 1947
- Anant Chaturdashi — 29 September 1947
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 1947
- Sharad Navratri begins — 15 October 1947
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1947
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1947
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1947
- Karwa Chauth — 1 November 1947
- Dhanteras — 10 November 1947
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 1947
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 12 November 1947
- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 1947
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 1947
- Chhath Puja — 19 November 1947
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 28 November 1947
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 28 November 1947
- Hindu Festivals 1947 →