HAPPY UGADI TO ALL Indus ladies& the purpose behind it.

Hi sneghithi
Wish you the same.On this day get up early morning take head bath.Then light deepam keep new clothes to God and then fruits, neyvedhyam, tell vishnu sahasranamam and do archana and thenbreak coconut do harathi and enjoy the day thats all. wear new dress eat sweets etc.Evening if possible go to balaji temple.
It is auspicious on this day to see the new moon .If you see the moon on this day it is said all good things will happen all year through. If you are in India you might see it.
My mom usually does chakara pongal,vada, payasam,any sundal, any type of rice and the most important ugadhi pachadi.
Recipe for pachadi
Tamarind juice 1 cup,
mango finely cut 1/2 cup(saltiness)
neem flowers- 1/2 cup(bitter)
jaggery 1/2 cup(sweet)
Mix all together and serve.
The importance of pachadi.
Life is a mixture of all flavoures Oh krishna I surrender my life to you like this.You are the source of all senses.Kindly bless me and keep it happy and balanced.only then it is a happy life.like this bitter, sweet, salty pachadi.
But I always remove the neem flowers and eat the remaining pachadi.
bye

HAPPY UGADI to EVERYBODY!!

Happy and Prosperous Ugadi to all those celebrate!!1

A bit of information I read about this festival.. might be useful to those like me keen on knowing whats it about.. It is similar to the tamil new year or any other new year... Kannadiga's and Telugu's celebrate this day in a very grand manner. For more:

Ugadi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Recipes:Festival: Ugadi
Preparation for this festival: Ugadi | Telugu New Year | Ugadi Special | Ugadi Recipe | Ugadi Greetings | Telugu New Year Greetings

Dear Freinds

HAPPY UGADHI wishes to all of u...............may this new year brings u all with
GOOD HEALTH....WEALTH..PEACE & PROSPERITY...........and SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN EVERYTHING U DO

Hi ilites,

Happy ugadi and gudhipadwa wishes.


teluguwari andariki,

ugadhi subhakankshalu....

Hey Angel,

Thanks for those wonderful tips and detailing the procedure...I am hoping to prepare that Pachidi, I love it when mom makes, hope mine also is palatable....

Nandhu thanks for the links....

Again Happy Ugadi to all

Dear all,

As the New Year dawns
May it bring Happiness and Prosperity
To you and your loved ones.

Happy Ugadhi!

ella kannadigarige nanna ugadhiya subhashayagalu...............

True purpose of celebrating Ugadi.*

Today is Ugadi, the beginning of the New Year. Since ancient times, man has celebrated many Ugadis, but he has yet to give up bad qualities. True Ugadi is the day when man gives up bad qualities, fills his heart with love, and takes to the path of sacrifice. Do not limit the celebration of Ugadi to merely putting on new clothes and partaking of delicious items. Today you may wear a new shirt, but how long will it remain new? Tomorrow it becomes old. Nobody reads the same newspaper everyday. Today's newspaper becomes a
waste paper tomorrow. Our life is like a newspaper. Once you have finished reading a newspaper, you do not like to read it again and again. You have been given this birth, which is like a newspaper, and have gone through varied experiences of pleasure and pain. Enough is enough. Don't ask for one more newspaper, i.e. another birth. You should pray, "Oh God! You have given me this 'newspaper' and I have gone through the experiences of this life. I don't want to have another birth."

Adi Sankara said,

Punarapi jananam punarapi maranam
Punarapi janani jatare sayanam
Iha samsare bahu dustare
Kripaya pare pahi murare

Oh Lord! I am caught up in this cycle of birth and death,time and again experiencing the pain of lying in the mother's womb.It is very difficult to cross this ocean of Samsara.Please take me across this ocean and grant me liberation.

Sage Vyasa has given the essence of eighteen Puranas in two sentences,Paropakar a punyaya, papaya parapeedanam (one attains merit by serving others and commits sin by hurting them). When you help others, you will receive help tenfold. If you harm others, you will be put to harm ten times more. Keep this in mind. On this sacred day, fill your hearts with love and undertake sacred activities.

This is the true purpose of celebrating Ugadi.

Regards from om namaha shivaya group brought to u by sunkan

Hi sunkan ma'am


Happy Ugadi and advance Tamil new year wishes.!!!

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Take care.

Regards
Latha