Ugadi 2026 – Full Guide (Amavasya, Rituals & Business Muhurat). Ugadi is the New Year festival celebrated in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. It symbolises new beginning/rebirth, bright times, success, and optimism. Below is a comprehensive guide about Amavasya, Ugadi rituals and business opening muhurat.
Amavasya 2026 (End of the Old Year)
- Date: 18 March 2026, Wednesday
- Time: Starts: 08:25 AM (18 March) | Ends: 06:52 AM (19 March)
- Significance: This is the end of the old year.
- Auspicious activities:
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Pitru Tarpana (ancestral ritual)
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Charity and donations
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Spiritual reflection
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Ugadi 2026 (At the Start of New Year)
- Date: 19 March 2026 (Thursday)
- Pratipada begins: 06:52 AM
- Meaning: Beginning of a new lunar year
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Starting new businesses
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Housewarming and investments
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Setting new goals
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Ugadi Rituals at Home (Step‑by‑Step)
Morning Preparation
- Wake up early at Brahma Muhurta
- Take an oil bath (Abhyanga Snana)
Home Decoration
- Draw Rangoli (Kolam)
- Hang mango leaf toran
- Light lamps
Pooja Setup
- Present the idol or photo of Lord Vishnu or Krishna
- Kalasha with coconut and mango leaves
- Flowers, fruits, and lamp
Preparing Bevu Bella
Mix the following: Neem (bitter), Jaggery (sweet), Tamarind (sour), Chili (spicy), Salt, Raw mango. These are the six tastes of life.
Performing the Pooja
- Light lamp and incense
- Offer flowers and fruits
- Pray with devotion
Panchanga Shravanam
- Listen to the yearly predictions
Festive Meal
- Obbattu (Holige)
- Puliyogare
- Payasam
Ugadi Muhurat (Bengaluru)
- Best Pooja Time: 06:52 AM – 10:30 AM
- Ideal: 07:00 AM – 09:00 AM
- Abhijit Muhurat: 12:10 PM – 12:55 PM
Business Opening Muhurat
- Date: 19 March 2026
- Best Time: 07:15 AM – 09:00 AM
- Alternative Time: 12:10 PM – 12:55 PM
- Avoid: Before 06:52 AM, Evening or night
Simple Office Opening Ritual
- Clean the office
- Arrange entrance decorated with mango leaves
- Light a lamp
- Perform Ganesha pooja
- Have account books, laptop and documents ready
- Offer Bevu Bella
- Start the first transaction
Simple Understanding
- 18 March (Amavasya): The end of the old year
- 19 March (Ugadi): The start of the new year
Ugadi teaches us to accept all flavors of life – sweet, bitter, and everything in between.
