munna2009 (Super-Mod! + Sravanthi Love): .Significance:-
It is believed that the creator of the Hindu pantheon Lord Brahma started creation on this day - "Chaitra Suddha Padhyami" 0r the Ugadi day. Also the calculations of the great Indian Mathematician Bhaskaracharya proclaim the Ugadi day as the beginning of the New Year, New month and New day. The onset of spring also marks a beginning of new life with plants acquiring new life, shoots and leaves. *
04-04-11 - 09:09:24
munna2009 (Super-Mod! + Sravanthi Love): The vibrancy of life and verdant fields, meadows full of colourful blossoms signify growth, prosperity and well-being.With the coming of Ugadi, the naturally perfumed Jasmine's spread a sweet fragrance, which is perhaps unmatched by any other in nature's own creation. While large garlands of Jasmine are offered to Gods in homes and temples, Jasmine flowers woven in clusters adorn the braids of women. *
04-04-11 - 09:09:56
munna2009 (Super-Mod! + Sravanthi Love): .Predictions Of The Year:-
Ugadi marks the beginning of a new Hindu lunar calendar with a change in the moon's orbit. On this day, people chant mantras and the pundits make predictions for the coming year. Traditionally, the "Panchangasravanam" 0r listening to the yearly calendar was done at the temples 0r at the Town square but with the onset of modern technology, one can get to hear the priest-scholar on television sets right in one's living room. *
04-04-11 - 09:10:34
munna2009 (Super-Mod! + Sravanthi Love): .Preparing For The Occasion:-
Preparations for the festival begin a week ahead. Houses are given a thorough wash. Shopping for new clothes and buying other items that go with the requirements of the festival are done with a lot of excitement.
Ugadi is celebrated with festive fervour in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. While it is called Ugadi in Andhara and Karnataka, in Maharashtra it is known as "Gudipadava". *
04-04-11 - 09:15:43
munna2009 (Super-Mod! + Sravanthi Love): On Ugadi day, people wake up before the break of dawn and take a head bath after, which they decorate, the entrance of their houses with fresh mango leaves. The green mango leaves tied to the doorway signify a good crop and general well being. It is noteworthy that one uses mango leaves and coconuts (as in a 'Kalasam', to initiate any puja) only on auspicious occasions to propitiate gods. *04-04-11 - 09:16:51