Ugadi is the New Year's Day in the Deccan region of India. It falls on a different day every year because the Hindu calendar is a lunisolar calendar. Luni-Solar calendars, consider the position of the Moon and the position of the Sun to divide the year into months and days. The Saka calendar begins with the month of Chaitra (March–April) and Ugadi marks the first day of the new year. Chaitra is the first month in Panchanga which is the Indian calendar.

The legend associated with the festival is that the Lord Brahma started creation of the vast universe on the auspicious day of Ugadi or Chaitra suddha padhyami. Lord Brahma created the days, weeks, months and years in order to count time and then created all other elements present in the universe.

The Maha Ganapati Temple of Arizona is organizing the celebrations of Ugadi celebrations Maha Ganapati Temple of Arizona, 51293 W Teel Rd, Maricopa, AZ 85139 on April 2nd (Sunday) 10:30 a.m. onwards.

The celebrations will begin with Mahasankalpam at 10:30 a.m., followed by Sri Balaji Abhishekam at 11:00 a.m. and Panchanga Sarvanam at 12:00 p.m. ending with ‘Maha Arathi & Prasadam’ at 1:30 p.m.

Arrangements are being made for the special ‘Ugadi Prasadam’ to be distributed.

To be a part in the Ugadi celebration, interested people can contact:

Sribhaskar Mahadevan: 602 400-3432
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You can also visit their official website for more information:  http://www.ganapati.org/

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