Nav
Varsh Samaroh
: The Mega Cultural Event
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Being
the pioneer to protect and revitalise the cultural heritage
Alok had initiated to celebrate the New Year as on beginning
of Vikram Samvat. It is one of the great tasks Alok
took over as its social responsibility.
Alok organises and Udaipur celebrates the last eve of the
year Vikram Samvat as the 'Nav Varsh Samaroh', the
biggest mega event of City. Farewell and Welcome ‘Alvida
and Swagat Samaroh’ is the main part of ‘Nav
Varsh Mahotsav’ organised at mass level with active
public participation. The huge function
is conducted and managed by Alok, witnessed and enjoyed by
lakhs of citizens of Lake city Udaipur every year on the bank
of Lake Doodh Talai (Pichola) surrounded by hilly crown of
city, the Machala Magra. The ‘Nav Varsh Samaroh’
is celebrated in traditional manner with warm welcome through
Vedic cultural rituals like Mantrocchar, Yagya, Arti-Puja,
followed by magnificent show of the fireworks “Atishbaazi”.
Next day on the occasion of the first day of the New Year
Alokites visit in groups and greet to citizens. During the
New Year ‘Samaroh’ a series of programmes is conducted
and organised by Alok.
And this is a part of the national event of Happy New Year
Vikram Samvat celebrated all over the country. This day is
celebrated with greater enthusiasm in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Gujarat. Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh,
Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. For the citizens of these States,
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada also known as Yugadi Ugadi, Varsha
Pratipada, Cheti Chand etc, is the most auspicious
day to begin the year.
Whereas, the citizens in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Punjab,
Kashmir and the neighbouring Nepal celebrate their new year
day, the first day of the month of Vaishakh, called Baishakhi,
its variation in the West Bengal, Assam and Orissa, Rangoli
Bihu and Baishakh ek Gatey in Nepal.
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