About Ugadi Puja
Ugadi (also Yugadi in Kannada) marks the beginning of the Hindu lunar calendar year · celebrated as the New Year by Kannada and Telugu communities. The name comes from "Yuga" (era) + "Adi" (beginning). It falls on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. The most distinctive tradition of Ugadi is eating Bevu-Bella (neem + jaggery mixture) · symbolizing that life has a mix of bitter and sweet. Panchanga Shravanam (listening to the year's almanac) is performed by the family pandit.
When to perform it
Ugadi is observed on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada · typically in late March or April. The puja is performed in the morning after an oil bath.
The South Indian procedure
Karnataka Ugadi features Bevu-Bella, Panchanga Shravanam in Kannada, Obbattu/Holige (sweet puran poli), mango leaves and flowers torana at the entrance, new clothes, and home puja. The new Samvatsara name is announced.
This is the form our pandits follow by default in Siddhartha Layout — Mysore families are overwhelmingly Kannada-tradition. Tell us if your family follows a different sampradaya and we will match a purohit accordingly.
Why families book it
- Begins the new year with divine blessings and positive intentions
- Panchanga Shravanam reveals the year's planetary positions and auspicious times
- Bevu-Bella symbolizes acceptance of life's bitter-sweet nature
- Removes past year's negative karma through ritual purification
- Traditional acknowledgment of time cycles and cosmic order
- Community and family bonding around shared cultural heritage
How the Ugadi Puja proceeds
- Oil bath (Abhyanga Snanam) in the morning
- Home decoration with mango leaf torana
- Ganapathi Puja
- Punyahavachanam · ritual purification for new year
- Panchanga Shravanam · pandit reads year's almanac
- Bevu-Bella offering and distribution to family
- Navagraha puja
- Aarti and prasad
What's included
- Ganapathi Puja and Sankalpa
- Punyahavachanam · new year purification
- Kalash Sthapana
- Panchanga Shravanam · listening to the annual almanac
- Bevu-Bella ritual · neem-jaggery offering
- Navagraha puja for the new year
- Aarti and prasad
Samagri delivered to you
- Fresh neem flowers and leaves
- Jaggery, raw mango, tamarind, coconut
- Mango leaves (for torana)
- Turmeric, kumkum, flowers
- Kalash with coconut
- New Panchanga (almanac)
- Ghee, camphor, agarbathi
Delivered to your address in Siddhartha Layout before the pandit arrives — no trip to Devaraja Market on the morning of the ceremony.
Why Siddhartha Layout families book Ugadi Puja with us
सत्यमेव जयते नानृतम् · “Truth alone triumphs.” · Mundaka Upanishad
Veda pathashala trained
Purohits from traditional pathashala backgrounds, performing the full procedure — not an abridged version to finish early.
Kannada first
Sankalpa and the procedure explained in Kannada as standard. Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English on request.
Samagri delivered
Every item brought to your door — no trip to Devaraja Market on the morning of the ceremony.
Local, not commuting
Pandits who live in Mysore, so your muhurat does not depend on someone driving 145 km that morning.
Fixed price upfront
The amount is agreed on WhatsApp before you confirm. No dakshina negotiation at the end of the puja.
Same-day possible
Satyanarayana Puja, Ayudha Puja and most home rituals can usually be arranged within 24–48 hours.
Transparent Pricing
Ugadi Puja in Siddhartha Layout starts at ₹1,299
That covers the purohit, the full 1–2 hours procedure and the samagri kit delivered to your address in Siddhartha Layout. The final amount depends on the scale you want — number of purohits, whether a homam is included, guest count — and it is confirmed on WhatsApp before you commit. Nothing is added afterwards.
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1–2 hours · samagri kit included · from ₹1,299. We reply on WhatsApp within 15 minutes.
Simple Process
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श्रद्धया देयम् · “Give with faith.” · Taittiriya Upanishad
Ugadi Puja — common questions
What is Panchanga Shravanam?
It is the tradition of listening to the Vedic almanac (Panchanga) for the new year. The pandit reads the Samvatsara name, planetary positions, key festivals, auspicious muhurtas, and predictions for the year · in Kannada or Telugu.
Is Ugadi the same as Gudi Padwa?
Yes, they are celebrated on the same day. Gudi Padwa is the Marathi New Year. Ugadi is the Kannada/Telugu New Year. Our pandits serve both traditions.
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Planning your Ugadi Puja in Siddhartha Layout
Siddhartha Layout sits in South East Mysore, close to Siddhartha Layout Main Road, and we serve the whole belt around it — Alanahalli, Nazarbad, Ittigegud, Udayagiri included. Whether you are in an independent house, one of the newer apartment projects, or a family home that has been in the locality for generations, the ugadi puja is performed at your address with the samagri brought to you.
Mysore families usually want the Kannada tradition, and that is our default here — the sankalpa, the procedure and the explanation all in Kannada. If your family follows a different sampradaya, or you need the ritual explained in English for relatives joining from abroad, say so when you book and we will match a purohit accordingly.
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