When Is Gudi Padwa 2025? Check Date, Muhurat Timings And Significance Of Marathi New Year

Gudi Padwa, the Marathi New Year marks the beginning of the traditional Hindu lunar calendar and is celebrated with great enthusiasm in the states of Maharashtra and Goa. Know when it is celebrated, muhurat, and the significance of the festival.

Date, muhurat, significance of Gudi Padwa

This year, Gudi Padwa festival will be celebrated on March 30. According to Drikpanchang, the Pratipada Tithi will begin at 4:27 PM on March 29 and conclude at 12:49 PM on March 30. On this day new Samvatsara, which is cycle of sixty years, starts. All sixty Samvatsara are identified by unique name.

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The festival of Gudi Padwa is considered to be a new beginning. It is because of the legend associated with the festivals. It is believed that Lord Brahma created the universe on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, which is observed on Gudi Padwa day. 

Another legend links to Ramayana, in which Lord Ram, Lord Vishnu’s seventh avatar, returned to Ayodhya on this day after killing Ravana and ending his 14-year vanvaas or exile. According to some stories, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj raised a guide following the Maratha victory over the Mughals, and the ritual has been carried on since then.

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How is Gudi Padwa celebrated?

Gudi Padwa is traditionally celebrated by hosting a guide. The gudi is a flag-like structure constructed of bamboo, silk and cloth that is decorate with flowers, neem leaves and a copper or silver pot. It is displayed outside dwellings, on terraces, or at the front door and is regarded as a harbinger of good luck. 

Dishes like shrikhand and puran poli are cooked and enjoyed with friends and family.

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