Yug Adi or Ugadi.... is the beginning(Adi) of another new Year/era(yug). A harvest festival in some of the southern regions in India and yet another colourful and meaningful festival celebrated in India.
The festival marks the new year day for people between Vindhyas and Kaveri river who follow the South Indian lunar calendar, pervasively adhered to in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa. It falls on a different day every year because the Hindu calendar is a lunisolar calendar. The Saka calendar begins with the month of Chaitra (March–April) and Ugadi marks the first day of the new year. Chaitra is the first month in Panchanga which is the Indian calendar. In some parts of India it is known asVikram Samvat or Bhartiya Nav Varsh.
While the people of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka use the term Yugadi/Ugadi for this festival, the people of Maharashtra term the same festival, observed on the same day, Gudi Padwa (Marathi: गुढी पाडवा). Marwari, people of Rajasthan celebrate the same day as their new year day Thapna. Sindhis, people from Sindh, celebrate the same day as their New Year dayCheti Chand. Manipuris also celebrate their New Year (Sajibu nongma panba) on the same day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugadi
http://www.ishafoundation.org/blog/sadhguru/masters-words/ugadi-message/
Chandramana Ugadi is the beginning of a new year as per the lunisolar calendar largely followed by the Indian people for many millennia. As in everything else that comes from the East, even the calendar is in terms of what it does to the human physiology and consciousness. The tilt of the globe renders the northern hemisphere to receive the highest amount of the Sun’s energy during the 21-day period that starts from Ugadi. Though it may be uncomfortable for humans in terms of the temperature soaring, this is the time when the earth’s batteries are charged. Ugadi is on the first day of the waxing moon after the first new moon post equinox, suggesting a new beginning.
The festival marks the new year day for people between Vindhyas and Kaveri river who follow the South Indian lunar calendar, pervasively adhered to in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa. It falls on a different day every year because the Hindu calendar is a lunisolar calendar. The Saka calendar begins with the month of Chaitra (March–April) and Ugadi marks the first day of the new year. Chaitra is the first month in Panchanga which is the Indian calendar. In some parts of India it is known asVikram Samvat or Bhartiya Nav Varsh.
While the people of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka use the term Yugadi/Ugadi for this festival, the people of Maharashtra term the same festival, observed on the same day, Gudi Padwa (Marathi: गुढी पाडवा). Marwari, people of Rajasthan celebrate the same day as their new year day Thapna. Sindhis, people from Sindh, celebrate the same day as their New Year dayCheti Chand. Manipuris also celebrate their New Year (Sajibu nongma panba) on the same day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugadi
http://www.ishafoundation.org/blog/sadhguru/masters-words/ugadi-message/
Chandramana Ugadi is the beginning of a new year as per the lunisolar calendar largely followed by the Indian people for many millennia. As in everything else that comes from the East, even the calendar is in terms of what it does to the human physiology and consciousness. The tilt of the globe renders the northern hemisphere to receive the highest amount of the Sun’s energy during the 21-day period that starts from Ugadi. Though it may be uncomfortable for humans in terms of the temperature soaring, this is the time when the earth’s batteries are charged. Ugadi is on the first day of the waxing moon after the first new moon post equinox, suggesting a new beginning.
Bevu-bella/ Ugadi Pacchadi/ Shad-ruchi/ Special mixture of 6 tastes
People of Andhra pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka prepare a special dish that is a blend of six tastes on this day. The dish is called as Bevu bella by the people of karnataka and in the other two states it is known as the Ugadi Pacchadi. In Sanskrit it is known as Shad-ruchi (six-tastes). It is a blend of the raw form of the following ingredients- each ingredient signifies an emotion of 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
These 6 tastes are attributed the different attributes/emotions/states of mind that make up life and living of mankind. The new year is begun by tasting this special mixture, with a belief that life is a blend and balance of these various attributes and may this new year give mankind another reason and chance to live life in a more balanced way for peace and happiness.
In 2015 the Chandramana Ugadi coincided with calendar date of March 21st
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