# Ugadi & Gudi Padwa 2027 -- Date, Significance & How It's Celebrated > Ugadi & Gudi Padwa falls on Wednesday, 07 April 2027. Exact dates for 2026 and 2027, the real mythology, honest rituals and regional variations, plus the computed panchang for the day -- no fear-selling. - **Canonical URL**: https://merirashi.com/en/festivals/ugadi-gudi-padwa - **Language**: en --- 1. [Home](https://merirashi.com/en) 2. / 3. [Festivals](https://merirashi.com/en/festivals) 4. / 5. Ugadi & Gudi Padwa Hindu Festivals 2027 - Lunar (tithi) observance ## Ugadi & Gudi Padwa 2027 Wednesday, 07 April 2027 ![](https://merirashi.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Ffestivals%2Fugadi-gudi-padwa.png&w=3840&q=85) When is Ugadi & Gudi Padwa in 2027? Ugadi & Gudi Padwa falls on **Wednesday, 07 April 2027** -- Chaitra Shukla Pratipada -- the first day of the waxing moon in Chaitra, observed as the lunar New Year across the Deccan and Maharashtra. Pratipada - Shukla Paksha revati nakshatra Sunrise 06:13 AM Panchang computed live from the sidereal (Lahiri) ephemeris at Ujjain, the classical Hindu reference meridian -- not a stored guess. [Check today's Panchang & muhurat](https://merirashi.com/en/panchang)[All 2027 festival dates](https://merirashi.com/en/festivals) Dates ## Ugadi & Gudi Padwa dates: 2026 & 2027 Exact verified dates for each covered year, with the computed tithi for the day. | Year | Date | Tithi | Status | | ---- | ------------------------ | ------------------------- | -------- | | 2026 | Thursday, 19 March 2026 | Amavasya - Krishna Paksha | Past | | 2027 | Wednesday, 07 April 2027 | Pratipada - Shukla Paksha | Upcoming | Overview ## What Ugadi & Gudi Padwa marks Ugadi and Gudi Padwa mark the same day -- Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the first day of the lunar month of Chaitra -- as the New Year for a broad swathe of India, even though the two names, and much of the surrounding custom, come from different regions. Ugadi (from "yuga" and "adi", the start of an age) is observed as the New Year in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka, while Gudi Padwa carries the same significance in Maharashtra, marked by a distinctive raised flag, the gudi, hung outside homes. Both are agrarian, forward-looking festivals: new almanacs are read for the year ahead, homes are cleaned and decorated, and a specific ritual food built from six tastes is prepared to symbolise the mixed nature of the year to come. Significance ## Mythology & meaning Several traditions converge on why this particular day was chosen to begin the year. The most commonly cited is cosmological: Brahma, the creator, is said to have begun the work of creating the universe on this very day, making Ugadi (from yuga, an age, and adi, beginning) literally "the start of a new age" -- a resonance the Telugu and Kannada names preserve directly, even where the Marathi Gudi Padwa doesn't. The day also marks the start of the Chaitra Shukla lunar calendar year used across much of India, including the Shalivahana Shaka calendar, the reckoning India's own national civil calendar is based on -- making this, in a real sense, the traditional "first of the year" that predates the Gregorian new year in local usage by many centuries. The gudi itself -- a bright cloth tied atop a bamboo pole, topped with a garland, neem leaves, and an inverted metal or earthen pot, raised outside Maharashtrian homes on this day -- carries its own layered meaning: it is said to commemorate Rama's return to Ayodhya and coronation after his victory over Ravana, and separately, in Maratha memory, to echo the flags Chhatrapati Shivaji's forces are said to have flown to announce a victory, so the gudi is read as a banner of triumph and new beginnings at once, both political and mythological. The day is also treated as the start of Chaitra Navratri, the smaller spring counterpart to the autumn Navratri, which runs the following nine days and closes on Ram Navami -- linking Ugadi and Gudi Padwa directly into the same nine-day arc that ends with Rama's birth. Central to the day's own specific ritual is Ugadi Pachadi (also called Bevu Bella in Karnataka), a preparation combining six distinct tastes -- neem for bitterness, jaggery for sweetness, tamarind for sourness, chilli for spiciness, salt for saltiness, and raw mango for tanginess -- eaten together as a deliberate reminder that the year ahead, like life itself, will bring a mix of joy, sorrow, and everything between, and that both should be accepted with equanimity rather than only the good sought out and the difficult avoided. Rituals ## How it's celebrated Homes are cleaned and decorated with fresh mango-leaf toranas (door hangings) and rangoli patterns in the days before, and the day itself begins with an oil bath followed by new or freshly washed clothes. In Maharashtra, the gudi is raised outside the main door or from a window before sunrise and left up through the day, a visible, shared signal across a neighbourhood that the new year has arrived. In Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka, the day opens with Ugadi Pachadi, the six-taste preparation, eaten first thing after the ritual bath and before any other food. Panchanga Sravanam -- a formal, often public reading of the new year's almanac by a priest or scholar, forecasting the astrological and agricultural character of the months ahead -- is a widespread and genuinely anticipated custom in the Telugu- and Kannada-speaking states, drawing crowds at temples and community halls even in an age when the same predictions circulate instantly online. Poetry and literary gatherings (Kavi Sammelan) are traditionally held on Ugadi in these states too, a custom distinct from anything observed on the Maharashtrian side of the same date. Families share festive meals built around the new season's produce -- mango, neem flowers, and the first vegetables of the year -- and the day is considered auspicious for starting new ventures, much like Akshaya Tritiya later in the year. In Maharashtra, Gudi Padwa is treated as one of the few days considered auspicious without needing a separate muhurta check, making it a popular date for opening businesses, beginning construction, or making significant purchases. It's worth noting plainly that neither the exact Ugadi Pachadi recipe nor the height or decoration of the gudi is fixed by scripture -- households adapt both to what's available and to family custom, and a simplified version of either loses none of the day's meaning. Sindhi communities observe the same lunar new year as Cheti Chand, honouring Jhulelal, their patron saint, with river processions rather than a gudi or Pachadi. Across India ## Regional variations Same festival, many names Andhra Pradesh and Telangana observe the day as Ugadi with Panchanga Sravanam and Ugadi Pachadi as the central rituals. Karnataka shares the same Ugadi name and Pachadi custom, calling it Bevu Bella locally, alongside its own Kavi Sammelan poetry gatherings. Maharashtra and Konkani communities call it Gudi Padwa, distinguished by the raised gudi flag outside homes rather than a shared communal reading of the almanac. Sindhi communities mark the same lunar date as Cheti Chand, honouring their patron saint Jhulelal with river-side processions, a tradition with its own distinct mythology unconnected to Brahma's creation or Rama's coronation. Manipur observes Sajibu Cheiraoba on a very similar calendar logic, its own regional new year with hill-climbing and ancestral-home visits as the central custom, showing how widely the same Chaitra new-year idea recurs in slightly different forms across India. ## Frequently asked questions When is Ugadi and Gudi Padwa in 2027? Ugadi and Gudi Padwa fall on Wednesday, 7 April 2027, Chaitra Shukla Pratipada -- the first day of the waxing moon in Chaitra. When is Ugadi and Gudi Padwa in 2026? Ugadi and Gudi Padwa fall on Thursday, 19 March 2026, Chaitra Shukla Pratipada -- the first day of the waxing moon in Chaitra. What is Ugadi Pachadi and what does it symbolise? Ugadi Pachadi (called Bevu Bella in Karnataka) is a preparation combining six tastes -- neem for bitterness, jaggery for sweetness, tamarind for sourness, chilli for spiciness, salt for saltiness, and raw mango for tanginess -- eaten together as a reminder that the year ahead, like life itself, brings a mix of joy, sorrow, and everything between, all to be accepted with equanimity. Why is the gudi flag raised in Maharashtra? The gudi -- a decorated cloth on a bamboo pole, topped with a garland, neem leaves, and an inverted pot -- is said to commemorate Rama's return and coronation after defeating Ravana, and separately, in Maratha memory, to echo the flags flown by Chhatrapati Shivaji's forces to announce a victory. Both readings treat it as a banner of triumph and new beginnings. What is Panchanga Sravanam? Panchanga Sravanam is a formal, often public reading of the new year's almanac by a priest or scholar, forecasting the astrological and agricultural character of the months ahead. It's a widely anticipated custom in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka, drawing crowds at temples and community halls on Ugadi. Is Ugadi the same as the Telugu and Kannada new year? Yes -- Ugadi is the traditional lunar new year for Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka, falling on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. Maharashtra marks the identical date as Gudi Padwa, and Sindhi communities mark it as Cheti Chand -- three regional names for the same lunar new year. How does Ugadi/Gudi Padwa connect to Chaitra Navratri and Ram Navami? The day opens Chaitra Navratri, the smaller spring counterpart to the autumn Navratri, which runs for nine days and closes on Ram Navami, Rama's birthday -- linking the lunar new year directly into the same nine-day devotional arc. 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