Happy Ugadi

Ugadi is the lunar New Year's Day for the people of the Telugu and Kannada communities in India.

In Maharashtra it is known as Gudipadawa and may be called Gudi Padava in other parts of India

Ugadi SMS Collection is here for you. Ugadi (Kannada, Telugu) from Yuga + Aadi, yuga means era, aadi means start it means 'The start of an era' Ugadi is known as New Year day for people of Deccan region. This festival is celebrated mostly at Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Given here is a good collection of 'Ugadi SMS', which you can use to wish your friends and family members on the special day. Go ahead and celebrate Happy Ugadi by expressing your gratitude towards your loves ones, with heartfelt Ugadi Wishes & Ugadi text messages.

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Ugadi (Ugādi, Samvatsarādi, Yugadi) is the New Year's Day for the people of the Kannada and Telugu communities[further explanation needed]in India. It falls on a different day every year because the Hindu calendar is a lunisolar calendar. This holiday is one of the most auspicious days for Kannadigas and Telugus. 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 as Vikram Samvat or Bhartiya Nav Varsh.

The date of Ugadi is based on calculations of the position of the moon dating back to 12th century. Ugadi begins on the first new moon after the Spring Equinox. Ugadi is celebrated the next morning as an Indian day starts from sunrise.

This date usually falls in late march or early April in the western calendar and this date moon signifies a change in the seasons and essentially means Ugadi is a spring festival.

It is a public holiday in the following regions: Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh.

Celebration of Ugadi by Preparations for Ugadi begin a week in advance and include customs common to many spring festivals such as house cleaning and buying new clothes. On the day of Ugadi, a tradition is to get up before dawn for an Abhyang - a head bath an after massaging with sesame oil.