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Ugadi (April - May)
 Ugadi is the New Year's day in andhra culture. It is celebrated every year after the celebration of 'holi' in April-May
The whole family wears new clothes. Around 3.00 p.m. a brahmin sits on the pail outside the front yard door & recites the
panchangam. All the nearby residents gather to listen to him about the new year, rain fall, agriculture, prices, education, eclipses, and auspicious days for marriages, health and astrological forecasts for the individuals and the community based upon the planetary position. In the evening many competitions are held like bullock-cart races, physical duels, lifting of heavy weights, running races, card games and so on.
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