Question
Download Solution PDFNavreh is the lunar new year that is celebrated in which of the following states/union territories?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Jammu and Kashmir.
Key Points
- Navreh
- It is the lunar new year that is celebrated in Kashmir.
- It is the Sanskrit word ‘Nav-Varsha’ from which the word ‘Navreh’ has been derived.
- It falls on the first day of the Chaitra Navratri.
Additional Information
- Ugadi
- The festival of Ugadi is celebrated on the first day of Chaitra month as per the Hindu calendar
- Ugadi, also known as Yugadi, is a renowned South Indian festival mainly celebrated in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana to commemorate the beginning of a new year.
- For Ugadi, doors in homes are adorned with mango leaf decorations called toranalu or Torana in Kannada
- Vishu
- It is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala, Tulu Nadu region in Karnataka, Mahé district of Union Territory of Pondicherry, neighbouring areas of Tamil Nadu, and their diaspora communities.
- "Vishu" means "equal" in the Sanskrit language.
- It is called Malayali New Year.
- The festival marks the first day of Medam, the ninth month in the solar calendar followed in Kerala.
- Pana Sankranti
- Oriya New Year is also known as Pana Sankranti and it is observed as the first day of the Oriya Calendar.
- It is also known as ‘Maha Vishuba Sankranti,’ ‘Maha Sankranti,’ and ‘Mesha Sankranti’ is a festival that is widely celebrated across Odisha as the traditional New Year
- Pana Sankranti is named after ‘Pana,’ the main fruit drink which is prepared in Odisha’s traditional culture.
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