When is telugu ugadi

Ugadi marks the beginning of the New Year in Telugu calendar. Ugadi is also known as Telugu New Year and it is celebrated on the first day of the Chaitra month. In most Hindu calendars, which are based on lunisolar calendars, it is very significant day and also observed as Vikram Samvat and Bhartiya Nava Varsha. The new year celebrations with the name of Ugadi is mostly famous in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Ugadi is also popularly known as Samvatsaradi and it literally means the beginning of new Samvat.

Samvatsara is the 60 years long cycle which is linked to the position of Jupiter. Each year in Samvatsara cycle is assigned a fixed name and the prediction for the coming year is done based on the nature of new Samvat. Ugadi is the first day of lunisolar based Hindu calendar. Most Hindu calendars are based on an ancient treatise popularly known as Surya Siddhanta. As per Hindu beliefs, the treatise of Surya Siddhanta was revealed to mankind by the Lord Surya himself.

Hence the origin of Ugadi might be impossible to date. As per Vedic astrology the day of Ugadi is very significant. The day of Ugadi falls under Sadhe Teen Muhurat. It is believed that all work conducted on these days give positive results. Ugadi is also very significant for shopping and people do lots of shopping on the day of Ugadi. There is no specific deity of Ugadi. However, people traditionally gather to listen to the recitation of Panchangam of the New Year which includes the general forecast of the year to come.

Ugadi or Yugadi is celebrated as the first day of the year by people of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. On this day new Samvatsara , which is cycle of sixty years, starts. All sixty Samvatsara are identified by unique name. Ugadi is celebrated as Gudi Padwa by the people of Maharashtra. Both Ugadi and Gudi Padwa are celebrated on the same day.

Ugadi is new year according to Luni-Solar calendar. Luni-Solar calendars consider the position of the Moon and the position of the Sun to divide the year into months and days.

The counter-part of Luni-Solar calendar is Solar calendar which considers only position of the Sun to divide the year into months and days. Because of that Hindu new year is celebrated twice in the year with different names and at two different times of the year.

The day begins with ritual oil-bath followed by prayers. Oil bath and eating Neem leaves are must rituals suggested by scriptures. North Indians don't celebrate Ugadi but start nine days Chaitra Navratri Puja on the same day and also eat Neem with Mishri on the very first day of Navratri. Ghatasthapana is one of the significant rituals during Chaitra Navratri. It marks the beginning of nine days festivity.

Gudi Padwa or Samvatsar Padvo is celebrated as the first day of the year by Maharashtrians and Konkanis.