Wishing All Telugu People Happy Ugadi & Happy Telugu New Year

I hope the Ugadi will bring cheer, prosperity and peace in your life. Let us pray that we gain enough strength to accept the highs and lows of life with equanimity.
Ugadi is a symbolic festival that pronounces life as neither completely sour nor completely sweet. Let this Ugadi usher in a fruitful life.

Symbolic Eating of a Dish with Six Tastes

The eating of a specific mixture of six tastes , called Ugadi Pachhadi in Telugu and Bevu-Bella in Kannada, symbolizes the fact that life is a mixture of different experiences (sadness, happiness, anger, fear, disgust, surprise) , which should be accepted together and with equanimity through the New Year.

The special mixture consists of:

* Neem Buds/Flowers for its bitterness, signifying Sadness
* Jaggery and ripe banana pieces for sweetness, signifying Happiness
* Green Chilli/Pepper for its hot taste, signifying Anger
* Salt for saltiness, signifying Fear
* Tamarind Juice for its sourness, signifying Disgust
* Raw Mango for its tang, signifying Surprise


Wishing You All A Happy Ugadi
To U & Ur Families 
                                                                                                       Regards                                                                                                                                                             
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