Kannada festival
Ugadi / Yugadi — ಯುಗಾದಿ
yugādi
March or April · Kannada New Year
Yugadi marks the Kannada New Year. Doorways are framed with mango leaves and homes prepare bevu-bella — a mix of neem and jaggery representing life's blend of bitter and sweet.
Greetings in Kannada
ಯುಗಾದಿ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು
yugādi śubhāśayagaḷu
"Happy Ugadi!"
universal
ಹೊಸ ವರ್ಷದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು
hosa varṣada śubhāśayagaḷu
"Happy New Year"
formal
Customs & traditions
- ✦Mango-leaf torana at the doorway
- ✦Bevu-bella — eating neem and jaggery together
- ✦Listening to the panchanga reading
Traditional foods
ಒಬ್ಬಟ್ಟು / ಹೋಳಿಗೆ
obbaṭṭu / hōḷige
Sweet flatbread with lentil-jaggery filling
ಪುಳಿಯೋಗರೆ
puḷiyōgare
Tamarind rice
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