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GudiPadwa

Raise the gudi high and let the new year in.

A family raising a decorated gudi outside their window

A bright cloth tied on a bamboo pole, a copper pot to catch the sun. Raise it high above your door and let the good year find its way in. Happy Gudi Padwa! 🎏

Gudi Padwa wishes with name, in one paragraph

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A Gudi Padwa wish with your name on it is an ordinary greeting card with one thing changed: it says who sent it. Type your name on this page and you get a card that opens with “Asha is wishing you Happy Gudi Padwa” instead of a forward from nobody in particular. It is free, takes about ten seconds, and there is nothing to sign up for.

What Gudi Padwa celebrated

Gudi Padwa is the Maharashtrian new year. The gudi itself — a bright cloth on a bamboo pole under an upturned copper pot — goes up outside a window on the morning, and is visible from the street all day.

When Gudi Padwa falls

The first day of Chaitra, in March or April, the same day as Ugadi.

Most Indian festivals follow a lunar calendar, so the date moves against the Gregorian one each year. For the official dates, the Government of India holiday calendar is the one to check.

How Gudi Padwa is celebrated

  • Raising the gudi, garlanded with neem, mango leaves and sugar crystals
  • Eating neem and jaggery together before anything else
  • Puran poli, the day's sweet flatbread
  • Rangoli at the threshold and new clothes

Maharashtra and Goa. Konkani households keep Samvatsar Padvo on the same day.

What people say

Happy Gudi Padwa, or Gudi Padwyachya hardik shubhechha.

Putting your name on it

  1. Type your name in the box on this page. First name is enough — no email, no password, no account.
  2. Tap GO. Your card opens with your name at the top, on artwork drawn for Gudi Padwa specifically.
  3. Share it. One tap hands it to WhatsApp with the message already written. Whoever opens it lands on this same page with their own name box waiting, so it carries on down the family group without anyone installing anything.

Add your name to a Gudi Padwa wish

Straight answers

What does the gudi represent?
It is a flag of victory and a mark of welcome, raised on the morning of the new year and taken down at sunset. The inverted pot on top is said to keep misfortune out.
Why is neem eaten on Gudi Padwa?
Neem with jaggery is taken first thing — bitter with sweet — as a plain statement about what a year contains, and traditionally as a tonic for the change of season.
Is Gudi Padwa the same as Ugadi?
The same new year day, kept differently. Maharashtra raises the gudi; the Telugu and Kannada states make pachadi and read the almanac.
How do I send a Gudi Padwa wish with my name on it?
Type your name in the box on this page and tap GO. You get a card that opens with your name on it, and a button that hands the whole thing to WhatsApp. It is free, and there is nothing to sign up for.
Is this Gudi Padwa greeting really free?
Yes. No account, no watermark, no upgrade prompt and nothing to install. Your name travels inside the link rather than being stored anywhere.

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