When Is Ugadi In 2012?

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Ugadi is the New Year for the people of Deccan India. This festival is known as "Barhaspatyamana" by the people who live in north of the Vindhya hills, while people living south of Vindhya hills call this festival as "Sauramana" or "Chandramana". According to Hindu calender, this festival is celebrated on the first day of Chaitra month. Hence, if you are wondering when is Ugadi in 2012, note that it is on 23rd of March. People believe that Lord Brahma began His creation on the Ugadi day also known as "Chaitra Suddha Padhyami". Even the great Indian Mathematician Bhaskaracharya stated the Ugadi day as the beginning of a new month, new year as well as a new day.

People of Deccan India celebrate Ugadi with lots of faith, devotion and enthusiasm. The preparation for this grand festival begins a week before. People clean their houses, buy new apparels and various other requirements for the festival. On the main day, people take a bath before dawn and decorate their houses with fresh mango leaves and coconut. They also splash cow dung water on the floor and even decorate the entrance of the house with colorful ‘rangolis’. ...
... People visit temples and offer prayers to God for their well being, success and prosperity. They take the blessing of God before beginning the new year. Apart from these religious and traditional customs, people enjoy the festival by preparing special dishes such as "pulihora”, “bobbatlu" "puliogure" and "holige". People visit each others house and greet each other with Ugadi gifts.

During this festival, various types of gifts are available in the markets and online gifting stores. However, you can avoid the hectic task of visiting markets on foot by shopping through e-gifting stores. GiftstoIndia24x7.com is an efficient online store through which you can send Ugadi gifts to India to your loved ones. Moreover, this online store also helps the NRIs to send gifts to their dear ones on this grand occasion.

On Ugadi 2012, you will avail wide collection of Ugadi gifts for your loved ones. Feasting is a core part of Indian festival and Ugadi is no exception. Hence, on this special festival you can convey your best wishes as well as give a delicious treat to your dear ones by sending an assorted sweets box and dry fruits tray coupled with a fresh flower bouquet. You can even delight the kids by sending mouth-watering chocolates of various flavors. Your dear one will be delighted to have these palatable food items on this special occasion.

You can surprise your mom, sister, wife by sending new sarees and dazzling jewellery. Sarees such as chiffon, silk, crape are available in ‘Saree’ section. ‘Jewellery’ section includes precious diamond, gold and pearl jewellery sets. You can send a matching jewellery set with a saree. Your dear one will look beautiful and elegant on this grand festival by wearing the new saree and jewellery. For your dad, brother and spouse you can opt for new apparels like t-shirts, casual, trousers coupled with men’s jewellery and perfume. They will feel special by receiving these gifts on Ugadi.

Since, on Ugadi people decorate their house with new items, you can opt for attractive home decor items as Ugadi gift to India. In the Home decor section, you will avail diverse decorative items such as flower vases, bedsheets, showpieces and so on. The presence of these home decor items will definitely add special beauty to their home. You can make the festival more auspicious by sending precious puja items as Ugadi gift to India. Moreover, if you are not sure about your dear one’s taste you can enthrall the recipient by sending gift vouchers of Pantaloons, Tanishq, Will Lifestyle and various other brands. They will be delighted to buy products of their choice with the help of these gift vouchers.

Since, now you have known when is Ugadi in 2012, you can send Ugadi gifts to India and make this grand festival more splendid and joyful.

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