Gudi Padwa / Ugadi 1970
New-year day of the Deccan — the gudhi is hoisted and neem-jaggery shared.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:43
- Sunset18:16
- Fasting window (tithi)1970-04-06 · 09:38 → 07:32
- Parana (tithi ends)07:32
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 1970
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1970
- Vasant Panchami — 10 February 1970
- Maha Shivaratri — 6 March 1970
- Holika Dahan — 22 March 1970
- Holi — 24 March 1970
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 1970
- Ram Navami — 14 April 1970
- Akshaya Tritiya — 8 May 1970
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 5 July 1970
- Guru Purnima — 18 July 1970
- Nag Panchami — 7 August 1970
- Raksha Bandhan — 17 August 1970
- Krishna Janmashtami — 23 August 1970
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 1970
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 4 September 1970
- Anant Chaturdashi — 14 September 1970
- Pitru Paksha begins — 16 September 1970
- Sharad Navratri begins — 1 October 1970
- Durga Ashtami — 8 October 1970
- Maha Navami — 9 October 1970
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 10 October 1970
- Karwa Chauth — 17 October 1970
- Dhanteras — 27 October 1970
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 29 October 1970
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 29 October 1970
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 1970
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 1970
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 1970
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 13 November 1970
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 13 November 1970
- Hindu Festivals 1970 →