A New Day , A New Beginning

A new day is here .Make the best of it.let this spirit be within us that i will acheive the best out of it.Gudi padwa and konkani is a spring time festival which marks the traditional new year for marathi and konkani hindus.Also known as Chetichand which marks the beginning of hindu new year for the sindhi hindus. It is a major festival of sindhis in india and pakistan.The hindu sindhis celebrate the new year as uderolal's birthday.This day is observed as emergence of jhulelal.Prayers are offered to lord jhulelal delicacies like tehri and saai bhaji are prepared. This festival is also known as chitra shudh pratipada,ugadi or navreh.

Gudi padwa is the only festival on which prasadam is bitter rather than sweet.Neem leaves are consumed on this day to remove all the impurities from within and not to have any bitterness left against any other person.

This day is auspicious because the sun comes vertically above where the meridians and equator meet.The reflection on the this point generates a lot of energy which is drawn into the households through the gudi.

There is a wonderful unity that comes with festivals like these .These festivals bring oneness &

happiness .Though we all belong to diverse cultures and speak different languges, why not we celebrate our diversity?

We should try to not be affected by all negative things around us and change the lens of perception and see only the positive things moving forward with a positive mindset.We should all gather the finer moments of life and CELEBRATE them.