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Context
About Ashadi Beej:
List of New Year Festivals in India:
Festival Name |
Region / Communities / Religion |
Calendar |
Ugadi |
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka |
Lunar |
Gudhi Padwa |
Maharashtra, Goa |
Lunar |
Navreh |
Kashmir |
Lunar |
Ashadhi Bij |
Kutch |
Lunar |
Balipratipada |
Gujarat, Rajasthan |
Lunar |
Cheti Chand |
Sindhi |
Lunar |
Chaitra Navaratri |
North and Central India |
Lunar |
Mesha Sankranti |
North India |
Solar |
Vaisakhi |
Punjab, Haryana, Jammu, etc. |
Solar |
Puthandu |
Tamil Nadu |
Solar |
Bisu Parba |
Tulu Nadu |
Solar |
Sajibu Cheiraoba |
Manipur |
Lunar |
Buisu |
Tripura |
Solar |
Bwisagu |
Bodoland |
Solar |
Bohag Bihu |
Assam |
Solar |
Pana Sankranti |
Odisha |
Solar |
Pahela Baishakh |
West Bengal and wider Bengal region |
Solar |
Jur Sital |
Mithila |
Solar |
Losoong/Namsoong |
Sikkim (Bhutia, Lepcha) |
Lunar |
Galdan Namchot |
Ladakh |
Lunar |
Losar |
Arunachal Pradesh (Monpa) |
Lunar |
Gyalpo Lhosar |
Sikkim (Sherpa) |
Lunar |
Tamu Lhosar |
Sikkim (Gurung) |
Lunar |
Sonam Lhosar |
Sikkim (Tamang) |
Lunar |
Sangken |
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam |
Solar |
Bizhu |
Chakma |
Solar |
Pateti |
Parsis |
Solar |
Nowruz |
Zoroastrians |
Solar |
Conclusion
PRACTICE QUESTION Q. What is Ashadi Beej, often observed in the Kutch region of Gujarat?
Answer: 2. The Kutchi New Year celebrated on the second day of the Ashada month. |
SOURCE: PIB
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