Happy _ఉగాది

Advance Khara Nama Samvatsara  Shubhakankshalu

  

Telugu and Kannada New Year :

 

Khara Nama Samvatsara begins on April 4, 2011. Ugadi (yuga and adi) means beginning of an astronomical cycle. It is also the first day of Chaitra, the first month of the traditional Hindu calendar followed in

Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Ugadi is also known as Chadramana Ugadi or Chandramana Varsha Thodaku or Vatsara Arambha.

 

For the Telugu and Kannada speaking people, Ugadi day begins with an extensive oil bath. Rangolis or Kolams are drawn in front of homes and doors and windows are decorated with a 'thorana' - mango leaves strung together.

Then, it is time for the preparation of the famous 'Ugadi Pachadi' in Andhra Pradesh. In Karnataka, it is the 'Bevu Bella.'

 

A major event on the day is "Panchanga Sravanam" – predictions for the year. It is organized at temples and by cultural and social organizations.

 

Raw mango and Tamarind juice are consumed with almost every dish prepared by women of Karnataka and Andhra Pardesh.

 

 

UGADI is a word derived from the words "YUGA & AADI" meaning Beginning of a new Era / Year.

 It is believed that the creator of the Hindu pantheon Lord Brahma started creation on this auspicious day!

 

 

  

Traditional Ugadi Food :

All the family members and friends sit together for the traditional sauce called Ugadi Pachchadi. It is a mixture of the following products:

Neem leaves which is good for patients who have diabetes and skin diseases

Jaggery increases haemoglobin level and sugarcane juice fights against jaundice.

 Ugadi Pachadi resembles the mixture of feelings in Life:

 

Neem Buds/Flowers for Bitterness

Jaggery for Sweetness

Raw Mango for Vagaru

Tamarind Juice for sour

Salt for Salt

Chillies for Hotnes  

Come to my home you have "Ugadi Bhojanam" :

 

 

 

 Have a Happy and Prosperous Year ahead For You All…

 

  Regards,

  Prudvi