Ugadi (Telugu New Year) celebrations at Sri Kanyaka Parameswary College for women in Chennai. (EPS)

A girl participating 'Ugadai Sambarlu' organised by City police family in Hyderabad. EPS

People gathered to buy flowers for Ugadi festival at KR Market in Bangalore. EPS

Devotees perform prayer of Sun God on the occasion of Hindu New Year on the bank of Kshipra river in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. PTI

Women rehearse for a Shobha Yatra during the Hindu New Year festival 'Gudi Padwa' in Mumbai. PTI

Women dressed in traditional attire pose for photos during a procession to mark 'Gudi Padwa' in Mumbai. AP

People dressed in traditional attire dance during a procession to mark 'Gudi Padwa' in Mumbai. PTI

Devotees lighting earthen lamps to celebrate Hindu New Year in Shimla. PTI