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.

Ugadi - Telugu New Year
Gudi Padwa - Marathi New Year
Chaitra Sukhladi - New Year observed by major states of North India (Chaitra Navratri 30 Mar to 7 April 2025)
Cheti Chand - New Year in Rajasthan (for Sindhis)
Sajibu Cheiraoba - New Year in Manipur (Sajibu Nongma Panba) (Meitei New Year)

Baisakhi - New Year in Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir (Mesha Sankranti)
Buisu - New Year in Tripura (Boisu or Bwisu)

Puthandu - Tamil New Year
Vishu - Malayalam New Year
Pana Sankranti - New Year in Odisha (Maha Bishuba Sankranti)
Bohag Bihu - Assamese New Year (Rongali Bihu)
Jur Sital - New Year in Bihar and Jharkhand (Maithil New Year)
Bisu Parba - New Year of Tulu Nadu in Karnataka & Kerala
Bwisagu - New Year in Bodoland, Assam
Bizhu or Bizu - New Year in Mizoram and parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura & Assam - Chakma People (begins on 13 April and ends on 15 April)
Sangken - New Year in Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam (begins on 13 April and ends on 15 April)
Nepal Sambat - New Year in Nepal (Nepala Sambata)

Pohela Boishakh - Bengali New Year (Naba Barsha) (Poila)

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.

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