Gudhi Padwa is a spring-time festival that marks the traditional new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus, but is also celebrated by other Hindus as well. In Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala it is celebrated as the day of Gudi Padwa people wake up early in the morning, clean their houses, take a bath and decorate their front gate with beautiful rangoli designs and Gudi - which is made up of a piece of fresh cloth. According to Hindu mythology, it is said that Lord Brahma had created the universe on the day of Gudi Padwa.

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