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Gudi Padwa
The Marathi new year, with a gudi of silk cloth raised at the door and women in nauvari or Paithani.
What is worn for Gudi Padwa
Gudi Padwa is the Marathi new year and the Konkani and Goan new year (Sanvsar Padvo), kept on the first day of the bright fortnight of Chaitra. A gudi, a bamboo stick topped with a bright silk cloth, a garland, neem and mango leaves and an upturned silver or copper pot, is raised at the door or window. Neem leaves with jaggery are eaten. Processions called Shobha Yatra are held in Mumbai, Pune and elsewhere, and women often wear a nauvari saree in the kashta drape, or a Paithani, with the traditional nath nose ring, and men wear kurta with a pheta turban. The same day is Ugadi in the south.
The sarees
Written by the EveryPallu desk with AI assistance. Background: "Gudi Padwa" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Kasta sari: Dakutaa at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Paithani: Unknown author, Public domain, source