Gudi Padwa is a festival celebrated in Maharashtra on the first day of the Chaitra month, it marks the beginning of the new year of the Hindu calendar. And ofcourse the beginning of mango season how can me forget that am i right ? Gudi Padwa, also known as Ugadi, is celebrated on the first day of the Hindu month of Chaitra, which according to the Gregorian calendar would fall sometime at the end of March and the beginning of April. This festival is supposed to mark the beginning of ‘Vasant’ or spring. According to the ‘Brahma Purana’, this is the day on which Brahma created the world after the deluge and time began to tick from this day forth.There is a theory that the word ‘padwa’ might have its roots in the Sanskrit word for crop, which is ‘Pradurbhu.’ The word ‘padwa’ as used contemporarily means ‘New Year’, but this day also marks the end of one harvest and the beginning of a new one, which for an agricultural community would signify the beginning of a New Year. In the case of Gudi Padwa, it is celebrated at the end of the Rabi season. The term ‘padava’ or ‘padavo’ is also associated with Diwali, another New Year celebration that comes at the end of the harvesting season, thus substantiating the agricultural link to the festival. This is a celebration of the victory march of Shivaji Maharaja, the veteran Maratha leader. The festival is celebrated in honour of this great king who had a kingdom that spread across the entire western part of India. The ripe smell of jackfruit fills the air. Shrubs and trees are bursting into flower. Everything is fresh and new. It looks and smells like spring. This is the reason people worship the gudi which is a cloth which flies like a flag, that is usually a sign of victory in an army. The Gudi Padwa Rituals start with a holy oil bath which relaxes muscles and helps in strengthening the body.

Women and children indulge in making wonderful rangolis with a variety of colours and decorate the entrance of the house with mango leaves and red flowers. After the decoration gets over, Puja is offered to Lord Brahma with the help of a fragrant plant named ‘davna’. Legend has it that Lord Vishnu took the Matsya incarnation or the form of the fish on this day. This was an incarnation to save the entire earth from destruction or pralaya.Then a havan is conducted, dedicated to Lord Vishnu.

The most important part of the festival is the making of the Gudi. A yellow-coloured cloth is decorated with red flowers and mango leaves and is tied to a bamboo stick. Then a pot made up of copper or silver is fixed to it. That’s called a Gudi. Then the Gudi is hoisted at a height either on the terrace, the entrance of the house or windows.

Then some hymns and mantras related to the puja are chanted and ‘Prasadam’ is distributed among the devotees.
The timing for gudi padwa 2023 is between
1. 6:14 am to 7:15 am
2. 9:16 am to 10:16 am
3. 12:18 pm to 13:18 pm

You can follow this timing to celebrate and to conduct the puja at your home. It’s the beginning of something good how can we forget about the mango shrikhand and puran poli. It’s the main part of the festival it’s what alot of foodies live for !! Let me tell you I myself am a fan of it 😍😍 Today with the augment of cheer and joy, Gudi Padwa is a celebration that is much awaited and this is a time when people pray for the well being of everyone. It is believed that good wins over evil and it is an auspicious day for all.

Let us all pray for a better world free of all sufferings, disorder, and anomalies in the society this Gudi Padwa.
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I hope you all had a happy reading and have gained knowledge about the festive that is celebrated as a Hindu. Once again we wish you all a very Happy Gudi Padwa 🎉🎉