Gudi Padva, Ugadi, Chaitra Sukhladi 2023: Everything you need to know

People in Maharashtra and Goa celebrate the new year festival as “Gudi Padwa”, while those in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka people observe the day as “Ugadi”. In some parts of the nation, it is also known as “Chaitra Sukhladi.”

The first day of the New Year in the Hindu traditional calendar is Chaitra Sukladi/Navratri, also known as Ugadi or Gudi Padwa. The beginning of the new moon denotes this day, each year in April or March. People dedicate this day to Lord Brahma and take an oil bath and go