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Gudi Padwa 2020: Why This Day Marks The Beginning Of Marathi New Year
Gudi padwa is celebrated as the Marathi new year. It comes on the first day of the Chaitra month in the lunar calender used by Indians. Due to their ancient nature, Indian festivals have a very intriguing history with them. This festival is no exception. There are a varied number of theories that explain the Marathi new year that is called Ugadi across the Vindhiyas. Two other major states, Andhra and Karnataka celebrate their new year on this day. But the stories are completely different. This year the festival will be celebrated on 25 March.
Here are some of the interesting stories that explain the customs of Gudi Padwa as they are.
Gudi
Padwa
Is
A
Celebration
Of..
1.
Shivaji
Maharaj's
Victory
March:
Let
us
begin
with
the
most
recent
story.
The
hero
worship
of
Maratha
king
Shivaji
is
such
amongst
the
Marathi
community
that
he
is
almost
like
a
deity
here.
So
this
day
is
celebrated
in
the
honour
of
the
great
king
who
established
a
wide
kingdom
across
western
India.
That
is
probably
the
reason
for
worshiping
the
'gudi',
a
flag
like
cloth
that
is
raised
when
an
army
is
declared
victorious.
2. The Harvest Festival: As India is a primarily agrarian society, most of the festivals and important dates are associated with sowing and harvesting of crops. This Indian festival marks the end of the Rabi crop for the season. The produce is mainly fruits and mangoes are the star crop. Gudi Padwa is the time you start seeing deliciously ripe mangoes in the market.
3. The Creation Of Universe: This myth of 'creation' is a recurrent one in Hindu rituals. Most new year celebrations are dedicated to the new beginning of an era (yuga). The specific story of this celebration is also attributed to Lord Brahma creating the world in which we live.
4. To Which God Is It Dedicated: Most Indian festivals are celebrated in honour of some god or the other. After we have 33 million gods, there needs to be due occasion to celebrate at least a few. Strangely, this festival is not really dedicated to any god in particular. However, the Preserver of the Universe, Vishnu, makes quite a few appearances in the stories.
5. The Vishnu Myths: It is fabled that Vishnu incarnated in his Matsya or fish form on this day. This avatar or incarnation of Vishnu was to save the earth from destruction by water (pralaya). The story is something on the lines of Noah's Ark. Another story goes that Lord Rama slayed King Vali on this day. As Rama is also an incarnation of Vishnu in the mortal world, the reference can be taken accordingly.
Today, Gudi Padwa is a new year celebration like any other where people pray for the victory of good over evil. So it can be been a victorious celebrations that synthesises all these myths into its essence.
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