Earth has successfully completed one more revolution around the sun and to celebrate that here’s a Sanskrit verse (With a Hindi & English translation under it):
सूर्य संवेदना पुष्पे, दीप्ति कारुण्यगंधने। लब्ध्वा शुभं नववर्षेऽस्मिन कुर्यात्सर्वस्य मंगलम्॥
हिंदी अर्थ: जैसे सूर्य प्रकाश देता है, संवेदना करुणा उत्पन्न करती है और फूल सुगंध बिखेरता है, वैसे यह नया वर्ष सभी के लिए मंगलमय हो।
Translation: Like the sun gives light (life), sympathy gives birth to compassion and like flowers spread perfume, may the new year be auspicious for everyone!.
Interestingly this (Jan 1st) is not when most of India historically celebrates new year. The map below shows the traditional dates when various states in India celebrate New Year:
When do Indians celebrate their New Year?
Looking at the map it is clear that most of the country celebrates it in March/April (depending on the Moon’s path) with April 13/14/15 the second most common date. It shows how diverse India is and that is the best part of being in India. Imagine getting to celebrate “New Years” multiple times a year with the excuse to celebrate. What’s not to like about it?
I am probably going to do a post about 2025 in the next few days depending on my mood and energy levels.
– Suramya