Happy Gudi Padwa!
Gudi Padwa is the Maharashtrian Hindu festival which marks the beginning of New Year. The festival is celebrated with utmost fanfare and grandeur.
The new year is referred to with different names like Gudi Padwa for Maharashtrians, Cheti Chand for Sindhis, Ugadi to people of mid-southern states, Navreh to Kashmiris and Sajibu Cheiraoba to Manipuris.
The festival celebrated on the first day of Chaitra, also known as Chaitra Shukla Pratipada according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar. This year the festival will be celebrated on March 29, 2017.
1. Mumbai celebrates Gudi Padwa
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People play drums as they attend celebrations to mark the Gudi Padwa festival, the beginning of the New Year for Maharashtrians, in Mumbai, India March 28, 2017.
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2. Shobha Yatra
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Mumbai: Marathi women performing a group dance as they participate in ''Shobha Yatra'' to celebrate the Maharashtrian new year ''Gudi Padwa'' in Thane on Tuesday.
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3. Shobha Yatra
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Women dressed in traditional attire ride on two wheelers as they participate in ''Shobha Yatra'' to celebrate the Maharashtrian new year ''Gudi Padwa'' in Thane on Tuesday.
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4. Gudi Padwa
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People attend celebrations to mark the Gudi Padwa festival, the beginning of the New Year for Maharashtrians.
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5. Gudi Padwa
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Girls dressed in traditional costumes attend celebrations to mark the Gudi Padwa festival, the beginning of the New Year for Maharashtrians, in Mumbai.
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6. Marathi New Year
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Women dressed in traditional costumes ride motorbikes as they attend celebrations to mark the Gudi Padwa festival, the beginning of the New Year for Maharashtrians.
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7. Gudi Padwa
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A woman dressed in traditional costume attends celebrations to mark the Gudi Padwa festival.
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8. Shobha Yatra
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Women dressed in traditional Marathi attires, with placards displaying a message to save girl child, as they walk on streets during ''Shobha Yatra'', to celebrate the Hindu new year.
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9. Gudhi Padwa
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Indian women dressed in traditional attire play drums as they take part in a procession celebrating ''Gudi Padwa'' or the Maharashtrian New Year in Mumbai on March 28, 2017. Gudi Padwa is the Hindu New Year for people in India's Maharashtra state and marks the end of a harvest and the beginning of a new one.
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10. Kurla
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A view of 15,000 sq ft Rangoli created by 28 artists using 750 kg colours for upcoming Gudi Padwa festival at Shivaji Chowk Mill Road at Kurla in Mumbai on Sunday.
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11. Women on motorcycles
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Indian women dressed in traditional attire drive motorcycles as they take part in a procession celebrating ''Gudhi Padwa'' or the Maharashtrian New Year in Mumbai on March 28, 2017.
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12. Gudi Padwa
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Indian women dressed in traditional attire drive motorcycles as they take part in a procession celebrating ''Gudhi Padwa'' or the Maharashtrian New Year in Mumbai on March 28, 2017.
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13. Gudi Padwa
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Maharashtrian women perform ''puja'' during the celebration of Marathi new year ''Gudi Padwa'' in Mumbai.
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14. Gudi Padwa
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A woman dressed in traditional costume plays a drum as she attends celebrations to mark the Gudi Padwa.
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15. Gudi Padwa
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Maharashtrian women perform ''puja'' (worship) during the celebration of Marathi new year ''Gudi Padwa'' in Nagpur on Tuesday.
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16. Maharastrian Youth
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Indian youth dressed in traditional attire dance during a procession celebrating ''Gudhi Padwa'' or the Maharashtrian New Year in Mumbai.
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17. Gudi Padwa
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A man and woman dressed up in traditional attire watch as people throng the streets in Mumbai to celebrate the Maharashtrian new year ''Gudi Padwa'' in Thane on Tuesday.
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18. Sonali Bendre
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Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre posted this picture captioned:
"Absolutely love this adorably tiny Gudi I received today! Traditionally, #GudiPadwa is the Maharashtrian New Year, and the Gudi is believed to ward off evil and invite prosperity and good luck into the house. Wishing everyone a very happy Gudi Padwa!"
Image courtesy: Sonali Bendre's Twitter
19. Amruta Khanvilkar
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Marathi actress Amruta Khanvilkar takes part in Maharashtrian new year "Gudi Padwa" celebrations in Mumbai on Monday.
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