Gudi Padwa falls in the first month of Chaitra and is the New Year of Maharashtrians. Maharashtra is a state in the Indian Republic and has Mumbai (previously Bombay) as its capital.
Some links about this spring festivals and the rituals involved. In this year 2010 it falls on the 16th of March heralding the arrival of spring.
http://www.indianholiday.com/best-of-india/festivals/gudi-pawda.html
In the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, this festival is called Ugadi. Sindhi's celebrate this as Cheti Chand.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudi_Padwa
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