"Gudi Padwa" is celebrated all over Maharashtra today. It's the first day of the new calendar year for Maharashtrians and it begins the season of spring(Vasant)
The sun starts increasing its intensity. The harvested crops are ready for consumption, Mangoes start appearing in markets, flowers bloom...
The day marks the end of one harvest and beginning of another.
There are many legends associated with this day, but the most important one is about Brahma(the creator) creating life on this day.
We all begin the festivities by eating the bitter leaves of the neem tree. The neem tree is considered extremely good for purifying the body of all the bad elements.
It's the right way to begin the new year!
Ofcourse I eat it because I like it a lot:) The leaves themselves are bitter but when grounded and mixed with little jaggery & crushed dal (with entire mixture made into a paste), it's a lovely combination of bitter-sweet taste.
I feasted on 'pooris' (wheat/maida dough balls which are fried) and boiled potato vegetable. I had lots of neem chutney
And it dosent stop there.... The amrakhand (mango skhrikhand) was also there but I am going to have all that in the evening
All in all the new marathi calender year truly began in a nice relaxing way, with all the food goodies...
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