Thursday, March 26, 2009

Happy Ugadi & Gudi Padwa ...............

Ugadi is New Year festival for people of Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh .........
('Yuga' is the word for 'epoch' or 'era', and 'Aadi' stands for 'the beginning')

Kannada and Telugu people celebrate this festival with great fanfare
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The festive potion shared is called “Bevu-Bella” in Kannada & “Ugadi Pachhadi” in Telugu !!!
This potion has 6 main ingredients which symbolizes sadness, happiness, anger, fear, disgust, surprise .........

The same is called "Gudi Padwa" in Maharashtra celebrated & observed along with Ugadi
......... Have a good one this Friday !!!