Happy Ugadi Wishes 2016

Ugadi is celebrated with festive fervor in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. While it is called Ugadi in A.P. and Karnataka, in Maharashtra it is known as Gudipadawa.    

Ugadi is the beginning of a new year for the people of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and other parts of South India. A new year is a new beginning for a lot of things. People start their new business or any new investment or buy new property on this day because it is considered auspicious.

Special dishes:

Ugadi Pachhadi (ఉగాది పచ్చడి) in Telugu the pachadi varies in different regions,

The special mixture consists of all flavours which tongue can perceive, could also mean each flavour stands for some feeling or emotion which is natural in life :

Neem Buds/Flowers for its bitterness, signifying sadness

Jaggery for sweetness, signifying happiness

Green Chilli/Pepper for its hot taste, signifying anger

Salt for saltiness, signifying fear

Tamarind Juice for its sourness, signifying disgust

Unripened Mango for its tang, signifying surprise

Ugadi  Bhakshalu

In Karnataka a special dish called Obbattu or Holige, is prepared. It consists of a filling (gram and jaggery/sugar boiled and made in to a paste) stuffed in a flat roti-like bread. It is usually eaten hot or cold with ghee or milk topping or coconut milk at some places of Karnataka.In Andhra Pradesh, a special dish called Bobbattu (Polelu) (Puran Poli) (Oliga) are prepared on this occasion. This special dish is called Bhakshalu in Telangana.

Ugadi marks the beginning of a new Hindu lunar calendar with a change in the moon's orbit. It is a day when mantras are chanted and predictions made for the new year. Traditionally, the panchangasravanam or listening to the yearly calendar was done at the temples or 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.