{"id":17425,"date":"2019-04-06T14:01:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T03:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/?p=17425"},"modified":"2020-11-26T17:28:20","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T06:28:20","slug":"happy-hindu-new-year-to-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/happy-hindu-new-year-to-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Hindu New Year to all"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">6th April 2019 &#8211; Happy Hindu New year to you all&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The first day of the Hindu <a title=\"Lunisolar calendar\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lunisolar_calendar\">lunisolar calendar<\/a> month of <a title=\"Chaitra\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chaitra\">Chaitra.&nbsp;<\/a>Diverse India celebrates Hindu New Year with many different names and traditions.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">However, this is not the universal new year for all Hindus. For some, such as those in and near Gujarat, the new year festivities coincide with the five day <a title=\"Diwali\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diwali\">Diwali<\/a> festival. For others, the new year falls on <a title=\"Ugadi\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ugadi\">Baisakhi<\/a>, which falls a few weeks later.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>The new year falls on or about the same day every year for many communities in parts of South and Southeast Asia. Some examples include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Bikram Samwat\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bikram_Samwat\">Bikram Samwat<\/a><\/i> \/ <i>Vaishak Ek<\/i> in <a title=\"Nepal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nepal\">Nepal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i><a title=\"Sinhalese New Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sinhalese_New_Year\">Aluth Avuruthu<\/a><\/i> in <a title=\"Sri Lanka\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sri_Lanka\">Sri Lanka<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-reeves174_62-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vaisakhi#cite_note-reeves174-62\">[62]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li><i><a title=\"Songkran (Thailand)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Songkran_(Thailand)\">Songkran<\/a><\/i> in <a title=\"Thailand\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thailand\">Thailand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i><a title=\"Cambodian New Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cambodian_New_Year\">Chol Chnam Thmey<\/a><\/i> in <a title=\"Cambodia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cambodia\">Cambodia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Songkran (Lao)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Songkran_(Lao)\">Pii Mai Lao<\/a><\/i> in <a title=\"Laos\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laos\">Laos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i><a title=\"Thingyan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thingyan\">Thingyan<\/a><\/i> in <a title=\"Myanmar\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myanmar\">Myanmar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Ugadi<\/strong> (AP, Telangana &amp; Karnataka)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Celebrated with Rangoli and mango leaf decorations. Special dishes are prepared for the occasion. In <a title=\"Andhra Pradesh\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andhra_Pradesh\">Andhra Pradesh<\/a> and <a title=\"Telangana\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Telangana\">Telangana<\/a>, eatables such as &#8220;pulihora, bobbatlu (Bhakshalu\/ polelu\/ oligalu), New Year Burelu and Pachadi&#8221; and preparations made with raw mango go well with the occasion. Of this <i>pachadi<\/i> (or <i>Ugadi pacchadi<\/i>) is most notable, and consists of a chutney-like dish which includes ingredients to give all flavors: sweet, sour, tangy and bitter.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"attachment_17426\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17426\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17426\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ugadi_puja_tray_Telugu_Hindu_New_Year_Vaisakhi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ugadi_puja_tray_Telugu_Hindu_New_Year_Vaisakhi.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ugadi_puja_tray_Telugu_Hindu_New_Year_Vaisakhi-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ugadi_puja_tray_Telugu_Hindu_New_Year_Vaisakhi-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ugadi telugu andhra pachchadi new year vikruti nama samvatsaraadi \u0c35\u0c3f\u0c15\u0c43\u0c24\u0c3f \u0c28\u0c3e\u0c2e \u0c38\u0c02\u0c35\u0c24\u0c4d\u0c38\u0c30 \u0c36\u0c41\u0c2d\u0c3e\u0c15\u0c3e\u0c02\u0c15\u0c4d\u0c37\u0c32\u0c41<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A practice in Karnataka associated with Yugadi is the <i>panchangashravana<\/i> (\u0caa\u0c82\u0c9a\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cb5\u0ca3).The practice is to worship and read the new <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Panchanga\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panchanga\">panchanga<\/a> (\u0caa\u0c82\u0c9a\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c97, the almanac) for the upcoming year which lists the fortune of the individuals according to their <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Astrological signs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Astrological_signs\">astrological signs<\/a>, the rainfall for the year, <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Eclipses\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eclipses\">eclipses<\/a> that may occur in the year, and a general prediction of the country&#8217;s affairs.<sup id=\"cite_ref-ugadi-hindu-new-year_10-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Gudi Padwah<\/strong> (Maharashtra)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Observed with Rangoi and Gudhi, a flag pole garlanded with flowers, mango and neem leaves, topped with upturned silver or copper vessel. The festival is linked to the mythical day on which Lord <a title=\"Brahma\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brahma\">Brahma<\/a> created time and universe. To some, it commemorates the coronation of Rama in Ayodhya after his victory over evil Ravana, or alternatively the start of Shalivahan calendar after he defeated the Huns invasion in the 1st century.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"attachment_17297\" style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17297\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17297\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Gudi-Gudhi_Padwa_Gudhi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Gudi-Gudhi_Padwa_Gudhi.jpg 675w, https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Gudi-Gudhi_Padwa_Gudhi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Gudi-Gudhi_Padwa_Gudhi-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Gudi-Gudhi_Padwa_Gudhi-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Gudi-Gudhi_Padwa_Gudhi-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traditional Gudhi<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Samvatsar Padvo <\/strong>(<a title=\"Konkani people\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Konkani_people\">Konkanis<\/a> of <a title=\"Goa\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goa\">Goa<\/a> and <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Konkani\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Konkani\">Konkani<\/a> diaspora in <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kerala\">Kerala<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Yugadi <\/strong>among the rest of <a title=\"Konkani people\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Konkani_people\">Konkani<\/a> diaspora in <a title=\"Karnataka\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karnataka\">Karnataka<\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Navreh<\/strong> (Kashmir)&nbsp;Kashmiri Pandits are chiefly followers of <a title=\"Shiva\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shiva\">Shiva<\/a>. Their goddess is <a title=\"Kheer Bhawani\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kheer_Bhawani\">Kheer Bhawani<\/a>. The spring of Kheer Bhawani at the mouth of <a title=\"Sind Valley\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sind_Valley\">Sind Valley<\/a> in Kashmir is considered one of their most important and sacred places.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"attachment_17427\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17427\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The_Goddess_in_an_Atmalinga_form_at_Kheer_Bhawani.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The_Goddess_in_an_Atmalinga_form_at_Kheer_Bhawani.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The_Goddess_in_an_Atmalinga_form_at_Kheer_Bhawani-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The_Goddess_in_an_Atmalinga_form_at_Kheer_Bhawani-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Goddess in an Atmalinga form at Kheer Bhawani<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Some holy sites of Kashmiri Pandits include the <a title=\"Martand Sun Temple\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martand_Sun_Temple\">Martand Sun Temple<\/a> at Mattan, Mahakali shrine in Srinagar on the banks of vitasta, &amp; above all the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Amarnath cave\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amarnath_cave\">Amarnath cave<\/a> shrine, the pilgrimage to which is conducted during <i>shravan purnima<\/i>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-68\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kashmiri_Pandit#cite_note-68\">[68]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Thapna<\/strong> (Rajasthan)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Cheti Chand<\/strong>(Sindh)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It marks the birth of Uderolal in year 1007, after they prayed to Hindu god Varun Dev to save them from the persecution by tyrannical Muslim ruler named Mirkhshah.<sup id=\"cite_ref-falzon159_7-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cheti_Chand#cite_note-falzon159-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-kumar120_8-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cheti_Chand#cite_note-kumar120-8\">[8]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-Ramey2008p8_6-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cheti_Chand#cite_note-Ramey2008p8-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup> Uderolal morphed into a warrior and old man who preached and reprimanded Mirkhshah that Muslims and Hindus deserve the same religious freedoms. He, as Jhulelal,<sup id=\"cite_ref-Ramey2008p8_6-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cheti_Chand#cite_note-Ramey2008p8-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup> became the champion of the people in Sindh, from both religions. Among his <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Sufi\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sufi\">Sufi<\/a> Muslim followers, Jhulelal is known as &#8220;Khwaja Khizir&#8221; or &#8220;Sheikh Tahit&#8221;. The Hindu Sindhi, according to this legend, celebrate the new year as Uderolal&#8217;s birthday.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Ramey2008p8_6-3\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"attachment_17299\" style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17299\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17299\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Jhulelal_hindu_deity.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Jhulelal_hindu_deity.jpg 675w, https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Jhulelal_hindu_deity-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Jhulelal_hindu_deity-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jhulelal, the Ishta Devta of the Sindhi Hindus<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Sajibu Nongma Panba<\/strong> (Manipuri)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>The Meitei people celebrates the festival with great fanfare; gatherings of the extended family and a sumptuous feast for lunch are &#8216;de rigueur&#8217;. The day, begins with ritual offerings of fruits, vegetables, rice and other uncooked food items to the Meitei deity <a title=\"Sanamahism\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sanamahism\">Lainingthou Sanamahi<\/a> during the early morning of the festival.<\/p>\n<p>The preparation of the feast: After getting blessings from Lainingthou Sanamahi, an even number of dishes are prepared using the offerings. Traditionally, the males of the house makes the dishes, with the females helping in chopping and washing the ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>It is a tradition that family members climb a small hillock specially prepared by the community near the locality to pay homage to the hill deity, signifying the elevation of the spirit to reach the divine. The &#8220;Chin-nga&#8221; at Singjamei and &#8220;Cheirao Ching&#8221; at Chingmeirong are such hillocks that are specially prepared for these hillock climbing ritual. Toy shops, eateries, and other varied small shops will line the road to the hillock on that day to attract the ritual climbers to buy their items.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Baisakhi<\/strong> (Panjab)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Baisakhi is one of the three traditionally Hindu festivals chosen by <a title=\"Guru Amar Das\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guru_Amar_Das\">Guru Amar Das<\/a> in which Sikhs and Hindus were to congregate and celebrate together (the others being <a title=\"Maha Shivaratri\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maha_Shivaratri\">Maha Shivaratri<\/a> and <a title=\"Diwali\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diwali\">Diwali<\/a>). This day is observed as a thanksgiving day by farmers whereby farmers pay their tribute, thanking God for the abundant harvest and also praying for future prosperity.<sup id=\"cite_ref-45\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vaisakhi#cite_note-45\">[45]<\/a><\/sup> The harvest festival is celebrated by Sikhs and Punjabi Hindus.<sup id=\"cite_ref-46\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vaisakhi#cite_note-46\">[46]<\/a><\/sup><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Seri Seja<\/strong> (Himachal)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Bikhu <\/strong>or <i>Bikhauti<\/i> in the <a title=\"Kumaon division\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kumaon_division\">Kumaon<\/a> region of <a title=\"Uttarakhand\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uttarakhand\">Uttarakhand<\/a>, India<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Fooldeyi, Bikhauti, <a title=\"Harela\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harela\">Harela<\/a>, Ghee Sankranti, Khatarua, Uttaraini and Ghughutiya are the most-observed Sankranties throughout the region.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Bisu (festival)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bisu_(festival)\">Bisu<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Tulu New Year Day amongst the <a title=\"Tulu people\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tulu_people\">Tulu people<\/a> in India<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Vishu&nbsp;<\/strong> (Kerala)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8216;<a title=\"Vishu\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vishu\">Vishu<\/a>&#8216; celebrated in <a title=\"Kerala\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kerala\">Kerala<\/a> a day after Vaisakhi. The festivities include fireworks, shopping for new clothes and interesting displays called &#8216;Vishu Kani&#8217;. Hindus make arrangements of flowers, grains, fruits which friends and family visit to admire as &#8220;lucky sight&#8221; (<i>Vishukkani<\/i>). Giving gifts to friends and loved ones, as well as alms to the needy are a tradition of Kerala Hindus on this festive.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><b>Bohag Bihu<\/b> or <b>Rongali <a title=\"Bihu\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bihu\">Bihu<\/a><\/b> also called <i>Xaat Bihu<\/i> (<a title=\"Assamese language\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assamese_language\">Assamese<\/a>: <span lang=\"as\">\u09ac\u2019\u09b9\u09be\u0997 \u09ac\u09bf\u09b9\u09c1<\/span>)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The three primary types of <a title=\"Bihu\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bihu\">Bihu<\/a> are Bohag Bihu or Rongali Bihu, Kati Bihu or Kongali Bihu, and Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu. Each festival historically recognizes a different agricultural cycle of the paddy crops.<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bohag_Bihu#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup> During Rangali Bihu there are 7 pinnacle phases: &#8216;Chot&#8217;, &#8216;Raati&#8217;, &#8216;Goru&#8217;, &#8216;Manuh&#8217;, &#8216;Kutum&#8217;, &#8216;Mela&#8217; and &#8216;Chera&#8217;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong><a title=\"Kodava people\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kodava_people\">Edmyaar 1 &#8211; Bisu Changrandi<\/a>&nbsp; (Coorg, Karnataka)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a title=\"Kodava people\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kodava_people\">Kodava<\/a> New Year. The Kodavas (<a title=\"Kodava language\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kodava_language\">Kodava<\/a>, anglicised as Coorgs), are considered a patrilineal ethno-lingual tribe from the region of <a title=\"Kodagu district\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kodagu_district\">Kodagu<\/a>, (in <a title=\"Karnataka\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karnataka\">Karnataka<\/a> state of southern India), who natively speak the <a title=\"Kodava language\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kodava_language\">Kodava language<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Hindu Puranas (Kaveri <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Purana\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purana\">Purana<\/a> of Skanda Purana) claim that Chandra Varma, a <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Chandravanshi\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chandravanshi\">Chandravanshi<\/a> <a title=\"Kshatriya\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kshatriya\">Kshatriya<\/a> (lunar dynasty warrior) and son of Emperor of Matsya Desha, was the ancestor of this &#8216;fierce&#8217; race, the Kodavas. An ardent devotee of Goddess Parvati, he had gone on pilgrimage to several holy places all over India. Chandra Varma had a privy army who escorted him on his campaigns until he came into Kodagu(Coorg). Coorg, the source of the River Kaveri, was uninhabited jungle land when he arrived to settle here. Thereafter he became the first Raja of the Coorg principality. He had 11 sons, the eldest among them was Devakantha who later succeeded him as Raja. They were married to the daughters of the Raja of Vidarbha. These sons and their descendants cultivated and populated the land of Kodagu, they came to be called the Kodava race.<sup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vishuva_Sankranti\">Maha Vishuva Sankranti<\/a> <\/strong>(or <strong>Pana Sankranti<\/strong>) in <a title=\"Odisha\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Odisha\">Odisha<\/a>, India.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The festival is celebrated with visits to Shiva, Shakti, or Hanuman temples, as the day is considered to be the birthday of Hanuman.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Behera1997p79_7-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pana_Sankranti#cite_note-Behera1997p79-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup> People take baths in rivers or major pilgrimage centers. Communities participate in <i>mela<\/i> (fairs), watch street dance or acrobatic performances. A notable climax of the social celebrations is fire-walk, where volunteers sprint over a bed of burning coal while being cheered with music and songs.<sup id=\"cite_ref-foulston178_2-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pana_Sankranti#cite_note-foulston178-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup> Feasts and special drinks such as a chilled sweet mango-milk-yoghurt-coconut drink called <i>Pana<\/i> is shared, a tradition that partly is the source of this festival&#8217;s name.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Behera1997p79_7-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>JurShital <\/strong>(New Year) in <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"History of Mithila\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Mithila\">Mithila<\/a> (parts of <a title=\"Nepal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nepal\">Nepal<\/a> and <a title=\"Bihar\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bihar\">Bihar<\/a>, India)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">During the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Vedic\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vedic\">Vedic<\/a> period, Mithila was the centre of the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Videha\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Videha\">Videha<\/a> kingdom.<sup id=\"cite_ref-13\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Mithila_Region#cite_note-13\">[12]<\/a><\/sup> The rulers of the Videha kingdom were called <a title=\"Janaka\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janaka\">Janakas<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><strong>Naba Barsha<\/strong> or <i><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Pohela Boishakh\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pohela_Boishakh\">Pohela Boishakh<\/a><\/i> in <a title=\"West Bengal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Bengal\">West Bengal<\/a> and <a title=\"Tripura\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tripura\">Tripura<\/a>, India, <a title=\"Nepal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nepal\">Nepal<\/a> and <a title=\"Bangladesh\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bangladesh\">Bangladesh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The festival is celebrated with processions, fairs and family time. The traditional greeting for Bengali New Year is <span title=\"Bengali language text\" lang=\"bn\">\u09b6\u09c1\u09ad \u09a8\u09ac\u09ac\u09b0\u09cd\u09b7<\/span> &#8220;Shubho Nabobarsho&#8221; which is literally &#8220;Happy New Year&#8221;. The festive <i><a title=\"Mangal Shobhajatra\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mangal_Shobhajatra\">Mangal Shobhajatra<\/a><\/i> is organized in Bangladesh. In 2016, the <a title=\"UNESCO\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNESCO\">UNESCO<\/a> declared this festivity organized by the <a title=\"Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Faculty_of_Fine_Arts,_University_of_Dhaka\">Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka<\/a> as a cultural heritage of humanity.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Puthandu\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puthandu\">Puthandu<\/a> <\/strong>in <a title=\"Tamil Nadu\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tamil_Nadu\">Tamil Nadu<\/a>, India<\/p>\n<p>Tamil people greet each other by saying &#8220;Putt\u0101\u1e47\u1e6du v\u0101\u1e3bttukka\u1e37!&#8221; (<span title=\"Tamil language text\" lang=\"ta\">\u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd<\/span>) or &#8220;I\u1e49iya putt\u0101\u1e47\u1e6du nalv\u0101\u1e3bttukka\u1e37!&#8221; (<span title=\"Tamil language text\" lang=\"ta\">\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd<\/span>), which is equivalent to &#8220;Happy new year&#8221;.<sup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puthandu#cite_note-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup> The day is observed as a family time. Households clean up the house, prepare a tray with fruits, flowers and auspicious items, light up the family <a title=\"Puja (Hinduism)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puja_(Hinduism)\">Puja<\/a> altar and visit their local temples. People wear new clothes and children go to elders to pay their respects and seek their blessings, then the family sits down to a vegetarian feast.<sup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puthandu#cite_note-7\">[<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6th April 2019 &#8211; Happy Hindu New year to you all&nbsp; &nbsp; The first day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Chaitra.&nbsp;Diverse India celebrates Hindu New Year with many [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[198,816,230,67,238,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-gudi-padwa","category-hindus-in-india","category-national-team","category-news-from-hindu-council","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17425"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17425"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17435,"href":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17425\/revisions\/17435"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}