Lunar Hindu New Year

The Lunar Hindu New Year is very significant, not just culturally, but scientifically too, because it takes into account the relationship between our planet, the sun and the moon, and its impact on the human system.

In India, each region has a unique way of celebrating the Lunar Hindu New Year. Although the celebration is known by different names in different regions of India, essentially, it marks the beginning of the new agricultural season – the basis of life in these cultures.

Navreh – Kashmiri New Year

Nyepi – Balinese New Year, Bali, Indonesia

Ugadi – Telugu New Year

Gudi Padwa – Marathi New Year

Chaitra Sukhladi – New Year observed in many states in northern India (Chaitra Navratri: 19 Mar to 27 Mar 2026)

Cheti Chand – New Year for Sindhis in Gujarat

Cheti Chand – New Year for Sindhis in Rajasthan

Sajibu Cheiraoba – New Year in Manipur (Sajibu Nongma Panba)

Nowruz – Persian New Year

Bizhu or Bizu – New Year in Mizoram and parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, and Assam (Chakma people; observed on 13 Apr and 14 Apr)

Baisakhi – New Year in Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir (Mesha Sankranti)

Buisu – New Year in Tripura (also known as Boisu or Bwisu)

Puthandu – Tamil New Year

Bohag Bihu – Assamese New Year (Rongali Bihu; 14 Apr to 16 Apr 2026)

Jur Sital – New Year in Bihar and Jharkhand (Maithil New Year)

Sangken – New Year in Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam (14 Apr to 16 Apr)

Nepal Sambat – New Year in Nepal (Nepala Sambata)

Vishu – Malayalam New Year

Pana Sankranti – New Year in Odisha (Maha Bishuba Sankranti)

Bisu Parba – New Year of Tulu Nadu in Karnataka and Kerala

Bwisagu – New Year in Bodoland, Assam

Pohela Boishakh – Bengali New Year (Naba Barsha or Poila)

As part of the celebrations at Linga Bhairavi, devotees can make various ritual offerings to appeal to Devi’s grace.

Join the evening Devi Abhishekam livestream on 14 April. Suphala Arpanam and Deepam Arpanam offerings, made on behalf of online registrants, will be shown as part of the livestream. It is an opportunity for all devotees to experience the celebration from anywhere in the world.