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The name Yugadi or Ugadi is derived from the Sanskrit words yuga (age) and Ädi (beginning): the beginning of a new age.It falls on a different day every year because the Hindu calendar is a lunisolar calendar.n some parts of India it is known as Vikram Samvat or Bhartiya Nav Varsh. While the people of Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana use the term à°à°à°¾à°¦à°¿/Ugadi and Karnataka use the term Yugadi/Ugadi for this festival, the people of Maharashtra term the same festival, observed on the same day, Gudi Padwa (Marathi: à¤à¥à¤¢à¥ à¤ªà¤¾à¤¡à¤µà¤¾).
Likewise, Andhra Pradesh also celebrates this festival with the same name, while in Maharashtra, it is celebrated as 'Gudi Padwa'. People in Karnataka prepare a special dish on this day known as 'Obbattu', or 'Holige'. Another dish is prepared, which consists of a specific mixture of six tastes called 'Ugadi Pachhadi'.appy Ugadi Twitter. Happy Ugadi Twitter. Karnataka is all set to celebrate Ugadi (also called Yugadi) festival on 21 March. It is said that the festival marks the first day of the new year, which is also known as 'Vikram Samwat' or 'Bhartiya Nav Varsh' in some parts of India.