Gudi Padwa & Ugadi dates
Two major regional new‑year festivals fall on March 19 this year — Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra/Goa/Karnataka and Ugadi for Telugu and Kannada communities; Ugadi’s ritual dish Ugadi Pachadi symbolizes life’s bittersweet mix and is central to celebrations Gudi Padwa 2026 on March 19 Ugadi 2026: rituals and Ugadi Pachadi.
Panchang calculations put the Chaitra Shukla Pratipada tithi for 2026 starting at 06:52 AM on March 19 and ending at 04:52 AM on March 20. (bombaytimes.com) The New‑year year-name that begins with this Pratipada is the Parabhava Nama Samvatsara (Vikram Samvat 2083 / Telugu year Parabhava), which official temple panchangams list as starting on March 19, 2026. (tirumalatirupationline.com) State calendars show the day as a gazetted or restricted holiday in several regions: Maharashtra’s public‑holiday lists include Gudhi Padwa on March 19, 2026, while Andhra Pradesh’s 2026 holiday list records Ugadi on March 19. (mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in) Local notices and news outlets list Karnataka and Telangana among the states where Ugadi is observed as a public holiday and where schools and banks are expected to close on March 19, 2026. (datetimeonline.com) March 19, 2026 also marks the start of Chaitra Navratri in many calendars because Pratipada is present at sunrise that day, making march‑19 the ritual start for the nine‑day observance in several regions. (prokerala.com) Regional panchangams and temple authorities — including the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) — have published Parabhava‑year panchangams and muhurat lists that local communities use to schedule Panchanga Sravanam, temple asthanams and marriage muhurats through March 2027. (tirumalatirupationline.com)
