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Assam Governor celebrates Gudi Padwa

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Press Trust of India Guwahati
Last Updated : Apr 08 2016 | 6:58 PM IST
Assam Governor P B Acharya and and his wife Kavita Acharya today celebrated Gudi Padwa also known as Yugadi or Warsha Pratipada at the Raj Bhavan here.
The first couple of the state celebrated Gudi Padwa, a festival celebrated in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telengana and Andhra Pradesh, by performing puja, distributing prasad and hoisting the flag of the festival, a Raj Bhavan release said.
Stating flags are hoisted in every household throughout the four states, the release said a different name is given to the festival each year and its name this year is Durmukhi.

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First Published: Apr 08 2016 | 6:58 PM IST

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