# Ugadi - Telugu New Year 2026: Date and Rituals

> This is the New Year of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, kept on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.

Source: https://www.hinducalendar.today/festivals/ugadi-telugu-new-year

## Significance & Spiritual Meaning

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Significance & Spiritual Meaning

This is the New Year of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, kept on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, with the raising of the gudi flag; Ugadi in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka, with the pachadi of six tastes for the joys and sorrows of the year. It is also the beginning of the Chaitra Navratri.

## Key Rituals & Observance

Step-by-step sacred rituals and worship practices

1. 1 Step 1 A bath with oil and the raising of the gudi at the door.
2. 2 Step 2 Neem and jaggery, or Ugadi pachadi, eaten as prasad.
3. 3 Step 3 Reading of the new panchang and a family meal.