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Gudi Padwa / Ugadi 2021

New-year day of the Deccan — the gudhi is hoisted and neem-jaggery shared.

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Gudi Padwa / Ugadi 2021 date
Tuesday, 13 April 2021
Tithi: Chaitra Shukla Pratipada
Tithi window: 07:59 AM, Monday, 12 April 2021 → 10:15 AM, Tuesday, 13 April 2021
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Muhurat & timings

Kashi/IST · astronomically computed
  • Sankalp (sunrise)05:37
  • Sunset18:19
  • Fasting window (tithi)2021-04-12 · 07:59 → 10:15
  • Parana (tithi ends)10:15

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.

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Gudi 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.

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