Gudhi Padva, is the Marathi name for Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. It is celebrated on the first day of the Chaitra month to mark the beginning of the New year according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar. This day is also the first day of Chaitra Navratri and Ghatasthapana also known as Kalash Sthapana is done on this day. The word पाडवा or पाडवो comes from the Prakrit word पड्ड्वा/पाड्ड्वो, which stands for the first day of the bright phase of the moon called प्रतिपदा in Sanskrit. In the south of India, first day of the bright phase of the moon is called pāḍya. Konkani Hindus variously refer to the day as संसर पाडवो or संसर पाड्यॆ,संसार being a corruption of the word संवत्सर. Konkani Hindus in Karnataka also refer to it as उगादि. Wikipedia [ - ]

Gudhi Padva, is the Marathi name for Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. It is celebrated on the first day... [ + ]