The Hindu New Year based on Solar calendar is known as Puthandu in Tamil Nadu, Bihu in Assam, Vaisakhi in Punjab, Pana Sankranti in Orissa and Naba Barsha in West Bengal. Because of that Hindu New Year is celebrated twice in the year with different names and at two different times of the year. The counter-part of Luni-Solar calendar is Solar calendar which considers only position of the Sun to divide the year into months and days. Luni-Solar calendars consider the position of the Moon and the position of the Sun to divide the year into months and days. Ugadi is New Year according to Luni-Solar calendar. Both Ugadi and Gudi Padwa are celebrated on the same day. Ugadi is celebrated as Gudi Padwa by the people of Maharashtra. All sixty Samvatsara are identified by unique name. On this day new Samvatsara, which is cycle of sixty years, starts. Ugadi is celebrated as the first day of the year by people of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
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