Posted On: 19 MAR 2026 8:46AM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today greeted the people on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Cheti Chand , Navreh, and Sajibu Cheiraoba. In separate posts on X, The Prime Minister wrote: “Best wishes on Gudi Padwa!” “गुढीपाडव्याच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा!” “गुडी पाडव्याचीं परबीं” “Have a wonderful Ugadi!” “ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಯುಗಾದಿ ಸಡಗರದಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿರಲಿ! ” “ఉగాది పండుగను ఆనందంగా జరుపుకోండి! ” “Best wishes on Cheti Chand! Praying for a very good year.” “Navreh Poshte! Have a great year ahead.” “Sajibu Cheiraoba greetings. Wishing everyone a wonderful year.” Best wishes on Gudi Padwa! pic.twitter.com/HHLzUXFYrQ — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 गुढीपाडव्याच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा! pic.twitter.com/yCgdAuXKgp — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 गुडी पाडव्याचीं परबीं pic.twitter.com/q9jhA5Bw3J — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 Have a wonderful Ugadi! pic.twitter.com/3qqq4jka67 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 ನಿಮ್ಮ ಯುಗಾದಿ ಸಡಗರದಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿರಲಿ! pic.twitter.com/jZxNrdLhEu — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 ఉగాది పండుగను ఆనందంగా జరుపుకోండి! pic.twitter.com/cSTLRBSu3R — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 Best wishes on Cheti Chand! Praying for a very good year. pic.twitter.com/OpyC7LoXuy — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 Navreh Poshte! Have a great year ahead. pic.twitter.com/07UhJOxljD — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 Sajibu Cheiraoba greetings. Wishing everyone a wonderful year. pic.twitter.com/IVoq0seoCt — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 *** MJPS/PRK (Release ID: 2242247) Visitor Counter : 975 Read this release in: Telugu , Urdu , Marathi , हिन्दी , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Assamese , Manipuri , Punjabi , Gujarati , Odia , Tamil , Kannada , Malayalam Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister extends greetings on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Cheti Chand, Navreh, and Sajibu Cheiraoba Posted On: 19 MAR 2026 8:46AM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today greeted the people on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Cheti Chand , Navreh, and Sajibu Cheiraoba. In separate posts on X, The Prime Minister wrote: “Best wishes on Gudi Padwa!” “गुढीपाडव्याच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा!” “गुडी पाडव्याचीं परबीं” “Have a wonderful Ugadi!” “ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಯುಗಾದಿ ಸಡಗರದಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿರಲಿ! ” “ఉగాది పండుగను ఆనందంగా జరుపుకోండి! ” “Best wishes on Cheti Chand! Praying for a very good year.” “Navreh Poshte! Have a great year ahead.” “Sajibu Cheiraoba greetings. Wishing everyone a wonderful year.” Best wishes on Gudi Padwa! pic.twitter.com/HHLzUXFYrQ — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 गुढीपाडव्याच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा! pic.twitter.com/yCgdAuXKgp — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 गुडी पाडव्याचीं परबीं pic.twitter.com/q9jhA5Bw3J — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 Have a wonderful Ugadi! pic.twitter.com/3qqq4jka67 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 ನಿಮ್ಮ ಯುಗಾದಿ ಸಡಗರದಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿರಲಿ! pic.twitter.com/jZxNrdLhEu — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 ఉగాది పండుగను ఆనందంగా జరుపుకోండి! pic.twitter.com/cSTLRBSu3R — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 Best wishes on Cheti Chand! Praying for a very good year. pic.twitter.com/OpyC7LoXuy — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 Navreh Poshte! Have a great year ahead. pic.twitter.com/07UhJOxljD — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 Sajibu Cheiraoba greetings. Wishing everyone a wonderful year. pic.twitter.com/IVoq0seoCt — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 19, 2026 *** MJPS/PRK (Release ID: 2242247) <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today greeted the people on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Cheti Chand , Navreh, and Sajibu Cheiraoba.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">In separate posts on X, The Prime Minister wrote:</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">“Best wishes on Gudi Padwa!”</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">“गुढीपाडव्याच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा!” </span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">“गुडी पाडव्याचीं परबीं” </span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">“Have a wonderful Ugadi!”</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">“ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಯುಗಾದಿ ಸಡಗರದಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿರಲಿ! ”</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">“ఉగాది పండుగను ఆనందంగా జరుపుకోండి! ”</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">“Best wishes on Cheti Chand! Praying for a very good year.”</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">“Navreh Poshte! Have a great year ahead.”</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">“Sajibu Cheiraoba greetings. Wishing everyone a wonderful year.”</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Best wishes on Gudi Padwa! <a href="https://t.co/HHLzUXFYrQ">pic.twitter.com/HHLzUXFYrQ</a></p>— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2034452314405376125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2026</a> <p lang="mr" dir="ltr">गुढीपाडव्याच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा! <a href="https://t.co/yCgdAuXKgp">pic.twitter.com/yCgdAuXKgp</a></p>— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2034452599559381255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2026</a> <p lang="mr" dir="ltr">गुडी पाडव्याचीं परबीं <a href="https://t.co/q9jhA5Bw3J">pic.twitter.com/q9jhA5Bw3J</a></p>— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2034452994641785019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2026</a> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Have a wonderful Ugadi! <a href="https://t.co/3qqq4jka67">pic.twitter.com/3qqq4jka67</a></p>— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2034453437153427529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2026</a> <p lang="kn" dir="ltr">ನಿಮ್ಮ ಯುಗಾದಿ ಸಡಗರದಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿರಲಿ! <a href="https://t.co/jZxNrdLhEu">pic.twitter.com/jZxNrdLhEu</a></p>— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2034453906059845766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2026</a> <p lang="te" dir="ltr">ఉగాది పండుగను ఆనందంగా జరుపుకోండి! <a href="https://t.co/cSTLRBSu3R">pic.twitter.com/cSTLRBSu3R</a></p>— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2034454158896697793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2026</a> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Best wishes on Cheti Chand! Praying for a very good year. <a href="https://t.co/OpyC7LoXuy">pic.twitter.com/OpyC7LoXuy</a></p>— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2034454576984891471?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2026</a> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Navreh Poshte! Have a great year ahead. <a href="https://t.co/07UhJOxljD">pic.twitter.com/07UhJOxljD</a></p>— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2034454992313311291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2026</a> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sajibu Cheiraoba greetings. 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Prime Minister extends greetings on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Cheti Chand, Navreh, and Sajibu Cheiraoba
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Remember the cluster of regional New Year festivals on 19 March 2026: Gudi Padwa (Marathi), Ugadi (Kannada/Telugu), Cheti Chand (Sindhi), Navreh (Kashmiri), Sajibu Cheiraoba (Meitei/Manipuri)—all mark spring lunar New Year.
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