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Hindu New Year 2021: Shukla paksha pradipada of Chaitra month is celebrated as Hindu new year. 2021 Chaitra Shukladi or Hindu new year falls on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Vikram samvat 2078 and Saka samvat 1942 starts on the same day.

There are numerous days throughout the year celebrated as New Year’s Day in the different regions of India. Observance is determined by whether the lunar calendar is being followed or the solar calendar. Those regions which follow the Solar calendar, the new year falls on Baisakhi in North and Central India, Rongali Bihu in Assam, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu, Vishu in Kerala, Pana Sankranti in Odisha and Poila Boishakh in Bengal in the month of the calendar, i.e., Vaishakha. Generally, this day falls during 14th or 15th of the month of April. Those following Lunar calendar consider the month of Chaitra (corresponding to March-April) as the first month of the year, so the new year is celebrated on the first day of this month like Ugadi in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra. Similarly, few regions in India consider the period between consecutive Sankarantis as one month and few others take the period between consecutive Purnimas as a month. In Gujarat the new year is celebrated as the day after Diwali. As per the Hindu Calendar, it falls on Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu month of Kartik. As per the Indian Calendar based on Lunar Cycle, Kartik is the first month of the year and the New Year in Gujarat falls on the first bright day of Kartik (Ekam). In other parts of India, New Year Celebrations begin in the spring.

Ugadi 2021 will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Ugadi, also known as Yugadi, is celebrated as the New Year’s Day by people of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka

Gudi Padwa falls on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Gudi Padwa 2021: Gudhi Padwa is a spring-time festival that marks the traditional new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus.² It is celebrated in and near Maharashtra and Goa on the first day of the Chaitra month to mark the beginning of the New year according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar. The word padava or padavo comes from the Sanskrit word pratipada which refers to the first day of a lunar fortnight. The festival is observed with colourful floor decorations called rangoli, a special Gudhi flag (garlanded with flowers, mango and neem leaves, topped with upturned silver or copper vessel), street processions, dancing and festive foods

Pohela Boishakh or Bengali New Year marks the first day of the initial month of Baishakh of the Bengali solar calendar. Bengalis all over the world celebrate New Year on this day which falls on the 15 April this year. … The Bengali calendar is attributed to the 7th-century king, Shashanka, marking the beginning of Bangabda 1428. April 01 starts with Choitro 18

Baisakhi – Mesadi / Vaisakhadi is a spring harvest festival for Sikhs and Hindus. This year Baisakhi will fall on April 14 i.e Wednesday. Baisakhi is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana. Traditional folk dances are performed on Vaisakhi. It marks the Sikh new year and commemorates the formation of Khalsa panth of warriors under Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. The northern states of Punjab, Haryana and parts of Delhi celebrate this day with much fanfare.

Puthandu or Tamil New Year’s Day is celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month of Chitterai. As per the Gregorian calendar, Puthandu will be celebrated in year 2021 on the 14th of April, Wednesday.

Maha Vishuba Sankranti is a regional public holiday in the Indian state of Odisha and is observed on the first day of the Odia month of Mesha, which means it usually falls on April 14th. Odia New Year is also called as Maha Bisuba Sankranti or Pana Sankranti.

Vishu is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala, Tulu Nadu region in Karnataka, Mahé district of Union Territory of Pondicherry, neighbouring areas of Tamil Nadu and their diaspora communities. Usually, the Vishu festival falls in the month of April. The start of the month in which this festival is celebrated is known as Medam in Malayalam calendar. 2021 Vishu festival date is on 14th of April

Bohag Bihu or Rongali Bihu (14 – 20 April) also called Xaat Bihu is a traditional aboriginal ethnic festival celebrated in the Northeastern Indian state of Assam and other parts of northeastern India by the indigenous ethnic groups of Assam, and marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year.

Navreh or Kashmiri New Year will take place on April 13, is the celebration of the first day of the Kashmiri new year by Kashmiri Hindus, with the largest Kashmiri Hindu community being the Kashmiri Pandits. The word ‘Navreh’ is derived from Sanskrit ‘Nava Varsha’ meaning the New Year. Kashmiri Pandits dedicate Navreh festival to their Goddess Sharika and pay homage to her during the festival.

Cheti Chand (Moon of Chaitra) is a festival that marks the beginning of the Lunar Hindu New Year for Sindhi Hindus. The date of the festival is based on the lunar cycle of the lunisolar Hindu calendar, falling on the first day of the year, in the Sindhi month of Chet (Chaitra) 13 April 2021.

Jur Sital or Maithili New Year is the celebration of the first day of the Maithili new year. Maithils eat bari with bhaat (steamed rice) today. This day which usually falls on 14 April on Gregorian calendar is celebrated by the Maithils in Mithila region of India and Nepal. This is also called Nirayana Mesh Sankranti and Tirhuta new year. The festive occasion is in keeping with the Tirhuta Panchang calendar used in the Mithila region.

Sangken festival is celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam, India, as the traditional New Year’s Day from 14 to 16 April by the Theravada Buddhist Communities. It coincides with the New Year of many calendars. The Sangken festival is celebrated by the people of the Khampti tribe. The festival is also celebrated by Singpho.

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