Happy Ugadi Scraps, SMS Doing The Round
By Priyanka, Gaea News NetworkTuesday, March 16, 2010
BANGALORE, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Ugadi, the beginning of a new year for the people of southern India will begin from today, March16. The day is held auspicious as it marks the beginning of a new year. While Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka mark this day as Ugadi, people of Maharashtra celebrate the same occasion but under a different name, Gudi Padwa. People welcome the New Year by making delicious food items from the raw mangoes which are available in plenty during this season in India. Sweets and delicacies are also made with jaggery and coconut.
People of the Deccan India prepare to welcome the occasion from weeks before. Apart from following rituals and organizing prayers, people also mark the occasion to wish their near and dear ones. There are many websites that provide Happy Ugadi messages which can be personalized and sent to friends and family members. On Ugadi, social networking sites are used by the young generation to send Happy Ugadi scraps to friends. There are also websites that cater to the need of those who prefer to send personal Ugadi messages and want it to be different from others. There are thousands of Ugadi SMS which could be put to use to wish prosperity to friends.
Though Ugadi is the occasion of the people in south India, who follow the Dakshina Bhartha lunar calendar, people from many other places celebrate this day by wishing their friends who belong to these states via SMS and scraps. Many cultural programs are held on the occasion. There are many television channels too which organize programs and poetry conferences on this day.
