Gudi Padwa 2023: People in India celebrate the Hindu New Year or Gudi Padwa with great enthusiasm. Buying gold on this day is considered auspicious. People say that no matter how expensive gold may be, it is necessary to buy it today itself because buying jewelry on the day of Gudi Padwa is considered auspicious.
The Hindu New Year began today (March 22). It is also called Vikram Samvat 2080. In Maharashtra it is celebrated as Gudi Padwa. It is believed that buying jewelery is auspicious on this day, due to which a huge crowd of people was seen in gold and silver showrooms to buy silver jewellery. People told that such a tradition has been going on for years on New Year’s Day, so on this day people do not care about the price of gold and silver. No matter how expensive or how cheap gold is, people follow their tradition and buy small or big gold articles. Many people also buy gold and silver dolls which are worshiped on this day.
Gold traders say that despite the high price of gold, every person is going to buy something or the other, people do not care about the price on this day.
On the occasion of Hindu New Year, a procession was also taken out by Hindu organizations in Sikar. Thousands of people associated with Hindu organizations were present in this procession. This procession has been taken out in Sikar city. Apart from this, the people of Sikar were present in the Shobha Yatra.
(With inputs from Yogendra Tiwari, Manish Bhattacharya)