Sl.no. name of thithi day
1. prathama first day
2. divitya 2nd day
3. tritya 3rd day
4. chaturti 4th day
5. panchami 5th day
6. sashti 6th day
7. sapthami 7th day
8. ashtami 8th day
9.n navami 9th day
10. dasami 10th day
1 1. eka dasi 11th day
12. dvadasi 12th day
13. trayodasi 13th day
14. Chadurdasi 14th day
15th day is full moon day in brighter fortnight & new moon day in darker fortnight . Each month is divided into two paksas in all our states of India where we follow our own almanac(calender)irrespective of any region or language.Two fortnights.One is called Sukla paksa(brighter fortnight – moon gradually increases & reaches full moon) & another called Krsna paksa(darker fortnight – moon decreases gradually & becomes new moon or no moon.For calculating auspicious days & fixing wedding days,gruha pravesam(entering newly built house),starting new business or schools the sukla paksa or brighter fortnight is taken.In this also prathamai thithi or first day,ashtami & navami thithis are omitted.Our Hindu New Year’s Day falls on the first day of brighter fortnight of month Chaitra .This is “Ugadi for Andhra, Telengana & Maharashtra & similarly in other states . This is based on the movement of the moon or lunar calender. In Tamilnadu & Kerala they follow solar calender based on sun . On The New Year’s Day New Almanac or Panchanga book is placed in our Pooja Room.Sweet rice porridge with friuts like bananas ,co co nut & betel leaves are offered to God .Neem flowers with jaggery & raw mango made as a pickle also included in the offering . After performing Naivedyam ,Panchangam is read for the near year forecasting .In olden days ,a brahmin priest is called to read & explain the details & New Dress is offered to him along with money.Repentance for the evil deeds committed whether knowingly or unknowingly during the past year- prayers for forgiveness & going to a temple would bring us blessings from God . Taking neem flower with jaggery denotes symbolically life contains both happiness & sorrow .We should treat them equally . New dress is worn on the new year day & celebrated .
In Sanskrit ugadi means starting of new yuga or period.Lord Brahma started creation of the universe on this auspicious day.He created days,weeks ,months & year to calculate the time & all other elements present in the universe.Panchanga shravanam is done at the temples by the priests.Priest tells the importance of the creator Lord Brahma before reading the panchanga.From Panchanga we come to know the prosperity of the new year.The strength & effects of the planets , stars & their transition is also predicted in the panchangam.The priests are offered new dresses & money by the devotees.
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