Ugadi Traditions
What is the name of the ritual where the Panchanga (almanac) is read to predict the new year’s events?
Panchanga Shravanam
How many different tastes does Ugadi Pachadi contain?
six
What does ‘Ugadi’ mean in Sanskrit?
Beginning of a New Age
Which temple in Andhra Pradesh is famous for its grand Ugadi celebrations?
Tirumala Tirupati Temple
Who was the poet-trinity (Kavi Trayam) that translated Mahabharata into Telugu?
Nannaya, Tikkana, and Yerrapragada
Which states in India primarily celebrate Ugadi?
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka
What ingredient in Ugadi Pachadi represents bitterness?
neem flowers
What is the equivalent of Ugadi in Maharashtra?
Gudi Padwa
What is a common Ugadi tradition done at temples?
Listening to Panchanga Shravanam
Name the revolutionary Telugu poet who wrote Maha Prasthanam.
Sri Sri (Srirangam Srinivasarao)
What is the name of the new year starting on Ugadi in 2025
Shobhakrit Nama Samvatsara
What ingredient in Ugadi Pachadi represents sweetness?
Jaggery
The Telugu New Year cycle follows a 60-year cycle. What is the name of the cycle?
Prabhava to Akshaya Samvatsaras.
Which major festival comes right after Ugadi in Telugu culture?
Sri Rama Navami
Which famous Telugu poet wrote the spiritual epic "Sri Bhagavatam"?
Bammera Pothana
Name one traditional activity people do to welcome Ugadi(On this list)
decorating with mango leaves / making rangoli/ oil bathing / temple visits
What does tamarind represent in Ugadi Pachadi?
Unpleasantness or challenges
Ugadi usually falls in which Hindu month?
Chaitra
Name the ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva where Perini Shiva Tandavam dance was revived.
Ramappa Temple
Which Vijayanagara emperor was a great patron of Telugu literature?
Krishnadevaraya
Which major Hindu astrological event aligns with Ugadi , marking the movement of the Sun into a particular zodiac sign?
Sun’s movement into Aries (Mesha Rashi)
Which two ingredients in Ugadi Pachadi symbolize anger and fear?
Green chilies (anger) and salt (fear)
According to legend, which god started the creation of the universe on Ugadi?
Lord Brahma
The Pancharama Kshetras are five ancient Shiva temples in Andhra Pradesh. Can you name at least three?
Amararamam (Amaravati)
Draksharamam (Draksharam)
Ksheerararamam (Palakollu)
Somaramam (Bhimavaram)
Bhimeshwaram (Samalkot)
Which Telugu emperor of the Satavahana dynasty established the Shalivahana calendar, which begins on Ugadi?
Gautamiputra Satakarni