Gudi Padwa: Madhuri Dixit, Ankita Lokhande and more Marathi stars celebrate
Madhuri Dixit, Ankita Lokhande, Riteish Deshmukh all celebrated Gudi Padwa at home. See pictures.
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Amruta Khanvilkar celebrates Gudi Padwa with a special photoshoot. She wore a pink-orangge saree with a pink blouse and held an arti thali in her hands.
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Marking the beginning of the traditional new year, Gudi Padwa is primarily celebrated by the people in Maharashtra and Goa. The auspicious festival derives its name from two words -- 'gudi' which is the flag of Lord Brahma and 'padwa', which signifies the first day of the phase of the moon.
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Ankita Lokhande and Vicky Jain celebrate the festival in their balcony. The occasion signals the onset of the warmer days and the spring season. The festival is observed with colourful floor decorations, a special Gudhi flag garlanded with flowers, mango and neem leaves, and topped with upturned silver or copper vessels, street processions, dancing and festive foods like shrikhand puri.
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Riteish Deshmukh prepares the gudi for the festival with his sons while wife Genelia Deshmukh films them.
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