Maharashtra & Goa
Gudi Padwa proper — the gudi hoisted at the window, neem-jaggery prasad, new account books, and processions in Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur and Nashik. In Goa it is celebrated as Samvatsar Padvo.
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The Marathi new year, marked by the gudi hoisted at the window.
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Gudi Padwa 2026
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First day (Pratipada) of Shukla Paksha in Chaitra
Gudi Padwa is the Marathi and Konkani new year, celebrated on the first day of Chaitra. In 2026 it falls on 19 March, the same day as Chaitra Navratri's Ghatasthapana and the Gujarati new year. The name comes from gudi, the decorated flag-like arrangement hoisted outside the house, and padwa, the first day of a lunar fortnight.
The gudi is a bamboo stick topped with a bright silk cloth, neem and mango leaves, a garland of flowers and an upturned silver or copper pot. It is hoisted at a window or above the door on the morning of the festival and traditionally taken down after the day. It is believed to invite prosperity and to mark Brahma's creation of the world on this day.
The day is a major occasion for beginning things in Maharashtra — new businesses, new vehicles, new account books, house-warmings. The traditional prasad is a mixture of neem leaves, jaggery and cumin, which is eaten first thing and is deliberately bitter-sweet: a reminder that the year will hold both.
In Karnataka and parts of Andhra the same day is celebrated as Ugadi or Samvatsaradi, with the Ugadi pachadi combining six tastes, and the panchanga shravanam — the public reading of the year's almanac.
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Happy Gudi Padwa! May the new year bring you health, wealth and happiness.
Wishing you a very happy Marathi new year. Gudi Padwa chi hardik shubhechha!
May the gudi at your window bring prosperity all year. Happy Gudi Padwa!
A fresh start for the year ahead. Happy Gudi Padwa!
In the order a household actually does them.
Tie a bright silk cloth to a bamboo stick, cover it with neem and mango leaves and a flower garland, and top it with an upturned silver or copper pot. Fix it at a window or door frame, facing outward.
Mix crushed neem flowers or leaves with jaggery and cumin, and eat a spoonful first thing. The prasad combines all tastes deliberately.
Light a diya before the gudi and draw a rangoli at the entrance with the gudi motif in the centre.
Open new account books, do a vehicle puja, or begin a new venture. The day is considered auspicious for the first entry of the year.
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Gudi Padwa proper — the gudi hoisted at the window, neem-jaggery prasad, new account books, and processions in Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur and Nashik. In Goa it is celebrated as Samvatsar Padvo.
The same date is Ugadi or Samvatsaradi, celebrated with the Ugadi pachadi and the public reading of the new year's panchanga. In Karnataka it is the Samvatsaradi festival.
Celebrated as the Gujarati new year on the same day, with new account books and a home puja, though the Gujarati year change is more closely tied to Diwali in most communities.
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The single most on-theme Gudi Padwa gift — the new year is when ledgers are opened in Maharashtra.
Suits: business owner, shopkeeper, professional
Chana dal, jaggery and ghee in one box, or a ready sweet box, works as the standard new year exchange gift.
Suits: family, neighbours, parents
A ready-made gudi set with the pot, cloth and garland is a practical gift for a household celebrating its first Gudi Padwa in a new home.
Suits: new home, family, newly married
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The festival sweet of Maharashtra and a marker of a proper celebration — a sweet chana dal filling rolled into a poli and served with ghee.
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Gudi Padwa falls on 19 March 2026, the first day of Chaitra Shukla Paksha.
A gudi is a bamboo stick wrapped in a bright silk cloth, decorated with neem and mango leaves and a flower garland, and topped with an upturned silver or copper pot. It is hoisted at a window or door on Gudi Padwa.
The prasad deliberately combines bitter neem with sweet jaggery and cumin. It is a reminder at the start of the year that it will contain both bitter and sweet experiences, and it is also considered good for health at the change of season.
They fall on the same day and both are new year celebrations, but the rituals differ. Gudi Padwa is the Marathi and Konkani observance with the gudi; Ugadi is the Kannada, Telugu and Konkani observance with the Ugadi pachadi and panchanga shravanam.
Last reviewed 6 October 2026. This page covers a nationally observed festival — where practices differ, they are described separately rather than averaged. If you spot an error, tell us and we will correct it.