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- 5. Chaitra Navratri begins on this day, dedicated to the goddess.
- 6. Traditional food made during Gudi Padwa, a mix of sweet and bitter flavors.
- 7. This era, followed in Northern India, starts on Varsha Pratipada.
- 9. Name of the New Year celebrated in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
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- 1. The Hindu lunisolar calendar begins its new year in this month.
- 2. Harvest festival celebrated in Punjab around the same time.
- 3. The Vikram Samvat calendar was established by this legendary king.
- 4. CHAND Traditional Sindhi New Year festival.
- 6. OLI Jain community observes this day as the beginning of a new religious cycle.
- 8. PADWA Festival celebrated in Maharashtra marking the New Year with a Gudhi flag.