Ugadi-Khara Nama Samvatsara - Monday, April 4, 2011

Ugadi is the most important festival for all Hindus, its the new year and also first day of the Hindu calendar.

This year it is called the Khara Nama Samvatsara – ಖರನಾಮ ಸಂವತ್ಸರ

In most Madhwa houses, the leaves of neem also called Bevu ಬೇವು  is mixed with jaggery called Bella ಬೆಲ್ಲ; and is distributed on the occasion. Neem, which is extremely bitter in taste( Kahi) , and jaggery which is sweet and delicious, signify the two different aspects of human life – joy and sorrow.

In most houses, ladies cook what’s called Obattu or Holige. I have never tried to prepare one, I used to just help my Mom when she used to prepare one for all these important festivals.

Of course, Here are some recipes posted in this blog:

• Authentic Madhwa Dishes. This has recipes for Cucumber Kosambari, Beans Palya, Potato Palya, Lemon Rice, Ambode, Majjige Huli, Nucchina Unde, Gojju, Badam puri, Akki Kadalebele Payasa, Hayagreeva etc.

P.S: As always no food is prepared with onion or garlic.
You can find some amazingly good greetings in Kannada, at the following link

• Kannada Ugadi Greetings

And here is the lyrics for the famous song by Shri Bendre, which we used to hear on major radio channels, Yuga Yugadi Kaledaru:

yuga yugAdi kaLedarU yugAdi maraLi barutide
hosa varushake hosa harushava hosatu hosatu tarutide

honge hUva tongalalli bhrungada sangIta kEli matte kELabarutide
bEvina kahi bALinalli hUvina nasugampu sUsi jIvakaLeya tarutide

varushakondu hosatu janma harushakondu hosatu neleyu akhila jIvajAtake
onde ondu janmadali onde bAlya onde haraya namagadashTE EtakO

niddegomme nitya maraNa edda sala navIna janana namage Eke bAradOelE sanatkumAradEva elE sAhasi chiranjIva ninage lIle sEradO

yuga yugAdi kaLedarU yugAdi maraLi barutide
hosa varushake hosa harushava hosatu hosatu tarutide nammanashTe maretide

You can of course listen to a preview of this song sung by S.Janaki at the following links here:

• Yuga Yugadi Kaledaru
• Hummaa

Watch on Youtube here.

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