A festival that binds more than half of our nation, known as Ugadi or Gudi Padwa is the New Year according to Hindu calendar. One festival, different names:This day is celebrated with different names and for different reasons. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, it's called Ugadi, at Karnataka, it's called Yugadi. Known as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, the festival is celebrated by many people who clean their house, buy new clothes and hang torans of raw mango leaves. Gudi Padwa also indicates marks the completion of harvesting of Rabi crops.

Source: India Today March 27, 2017 15:33 UTC