Festival · Wednesday, 7 April 2027
Hindu New Year
नव संवत्सरगुढीपाडवा
Also called: Gudi Padwa · Ugadi · Chaitra Navaratri begins
Why it is kept
The first day of the lunar year, when, tradition says, Brahma began creation. Chaitra Navaratri begins.
How it is kept
A gudi is raised at the door in Maharashtra; Ugadi pachadi, of six tastes, in the south.