Ugadi, Gudi Padwa 2025 : Telugu New Year Day, or Ugadi is the first day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar, widely celebrated by Hindus in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka with great enthusiasm. Whereas the same festival is celebrated as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra and as Yugadi in Karnataka, it ... Gudi Padwa is a major festival in Maharashtra, marking the Marathi New Year. In 2025, it will be celebrated on Sunday, 30 March . The festival symbolizes the victory of good over evil and the start of the harvest season. Gudi Padwa 2025 Puja timing, history, significance, legend and rituals. This festival is celebrated on the Chaitra month or Marathi (Maharashtrian) New Year Gudi Padwa 2025 Date and Time The festival of Gudi Padwa is observed on the first day of Chaitra, the first month of the Hindu lunar calendar. It coincides with the Shukla Pratipada, or the waxing phase of the moon. In 2025 , Gudi Padwa falls on Sunday, March 30, 2025 .