In Telugu and Kannada Hindu traditions, it is a symbolic reminder that one must expect all flavors of experiences in the coming new year and make the most of them. The pachadi is a notable festive food that combines all flavors – sweet, sour, salty, bitter, astringent and piquant. The day is observed by drawing colourful patterns on the floor called Muggulu, mango leaf decorations on doors called torana, buying and giving gifts such as new clothes, giving charity to the poor, oil massages followed by special baths, preparing and sharing a special food called pachadi, and visiting Hindu temples. Ugadi day is pivoted on the first New Moon after March Equinox. It also falls during the Tamil month of either Panguni or Chithrai, sometimes on the day after Amavasya with 27th Nakshatra Revati. This typically falls in April month of the Gregorian calendar. It is festively observed in these regions on the first day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Chaitra. 'Beginning of the Year'), is New Year's Day according to the Hindu calendar and is celebrated in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Goa in India. Ugadi or Yugadi, also known as Samvatsarādi ( lit.
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