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From Baisakhi to Ugadi: 5 popular spring harvest festivals celebrated in India

Springtime in India brings with it a vibrant tapestry of colours, fragrances, and festivities, as communities across the country celebrate the harvest season with great fervour and joy. Here are five of the most popular spring harvest festivals that showcase India's rich heritage and deep-rooted agricultural traditions. Baisakhi Celebrated predominantly in the northern state of Punjab, Baisakhi marks the Sikh …

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Baisakhi to Vishu: Interesting facts about spring harvest festivals celebrated in India

This is that time of the year when spring comes in and marks the end of the cold harsh winters. The start of the spring harvest festival also welcomes the New Year in many states in India. Be it Poila Boishak in West Bengal or Puthandu in Tamil Nadu or Ugadi in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, to Baisakhi in …

Hyderabad: Telugu-speaking people across the world will celebrate their traditional New Year — Ugadi — on Tuesday. The New Year is celebrated on the first day after the new moon following Spring Equinox by people speaking Telugu, Kannada and Marathi. It is the first day after the first new moon day or Amavasya following the Spring Equinox when the sun …

Telugu Ugadi Spring Equinox Krodhi

Ugadi 2024: This is that time of the year when New Year starts in multiple states. In the 12th century, Indian Mathematician Bhaskaracharya identified Ugadi as the start of the new year as the spring starts for the year after the cold harsh winters. Significance: It is believed that Lord Brahma created the world on this day and since then, …

Ugadi 2021: All You Need to Know About the Spring Festival