Gudhi Padwa
All About Gudhi Padwa The Sacred festival, which signifies the beginning of the New Year, new month, and a new day for Hindus, falls on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada (the first day of the bright fortnight of the Hindu lunar month of Chaitra). It is known as Gudhī padwa (Maharashtra) or Yugaadi (Ugadi) (Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh) in India. On this very day, Deity Brahma created the universe. Therefore for Hindus, this day carries particular attention. The day is praised with a propitious bath, followed by decorating the main entrance with a garland (toran), offering ritualistic worship, and hoisting the DharmaDhwaj or Gudhi (flag). The word Padwa is derived from two syllables, Pad and Waa. Pad: Means tending towards perfection or maturity. Waa: In spirituality, the word ''Waa" indicates that which increases growth. Deity Brahma dev's creation of the universe, i.e., a complete picture of the universe when ready is pad. Later more was added, or some alterations were made t...