Ugadi 2025 Today: Telugu Year Name, Muhurat Timings, Rituals, Mantras, Do's and Don'ts

Ugadi marks the first day of the Telugu and Kannada New Year. On this day, a new Samvatsara (a cycle of sixty years) begins, each identified by a unique name. It is also celebrated as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra.

Ugadi 2025 New Year Name

• Sri Vishwavasu Nama Samvatsara

• Take an oil bath in the morning as a symbol of purity and renewal.


• Decorate the entrance of your home with mango leaves to invite prosperity.


• Perform puja and chant mantras to seek blessings from deities.


• Consume Ugadi Pachadi, a dish symbolizing different emotions of life.


• Visit temples to start the new year on an auspicious note.


• Read the Panchangam (almanac) to know the year's predictions.


• Wear new traditional clothes to mark the beginning of a fresh year.

• Avoid negative thoughts and refrain from arguments or anger.


• Do not eat non-vegetarian food or consume alcohol.


• Avoid sleeping late in the morning and start the day early.


• Do not lend or borrow money on this day, as it is believed to bring financial troubles.


• Refrain from harming plants, trees, or plucking flowers unnecessarily.


• Avoid gossiping or speaking negatively about others.

Ugadi follows the Luni-Solar calendar, which considers both the Moon and the Sun's positions to determine months and days. The counterpart to this is the Solar calendar, which only follows the Sun’s position.

How is Ugadi Celebrated?

• People begin the day with a ritualistic oil bath.


• Eating neem leaves is an essential ritual as per scriptures.


• Prayers and pujas are performed for prosperity and well-being.

While Ugadi is widely celebrated in South India, North Indians do not observe it. Instead, they start Chaitra Navratri on the same day and consume neem with mishri as part of their traditions.