Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are celebrating Ugadi festival, the Telugu New Year day today marking the festival with traditional enthusiasm to mark the beginning of the Hindu Lunar calendar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also tweeted his greetings on Ugadi saying, “On the special day of Ugadi, my greetings to everyone. I hope the new year brings peace & prosperity in our society.”
Thousands of devotees are thronging temples to pray for happiness and prosperity in the New Year.
Special prayers are being held at all major temples in the two states like Tirumala, Vijayawada, Srisailam, and Yadadri temples. People taste the special Ugadi Chutney of six basic delicacies comprising Neem flowers, tender mangos, new jaggery, salt and tamarind symbolizing the need to take all incidents of life with equanimity.
They listen to Panchangam- religious almanac of the coming year to mark the festival. Literary discussions, poetry recitations will be held during the day long celebrations. As part of Ugadi celebrations, the two State Governments are all set to honor eminent persons from different walks of life.
Governor E S L Narasimhna, Telangana Chief Minister Chandrasekhara Rao and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu greeted Telugu people on the occasion. While the Telangana government is celebrating the Telugu New Year in Hyderabad, the Andhra Pradesh government is celebrating it in Vijayawada.
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