Surat: A woman from the Marathi community dressed in traditional attire celebrates Gudi Padwa at Gajanand Society on Ved Road in Surat on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: Women participate in a bike rally on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, which marks the beginning of the Marathi New Year, at Girgaon Chowk in south Mumbai on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: A woman participates in a bike rally on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, which marks the beginning of the Marathi New Year, at Girgaon Chowk in south Mumbai on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: A woman participates in a bike rally on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, which marks the beginning of the Marathi New Year, at Girgaon Chowk in south Mumbai on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Nagpur: Actress Sai Tamhankar during the Gudi Pujan ceremony on the occasion of New Year and Gudi Padwa in Nagpur on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant with his wife Sulakshana Sawant performs Gudi puja at his residence on the occasion of Gudi Padwa and Hindu New Year in Panaji on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@DrPramodPSawant)

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav offers prayers to the rising sun on the occasion of Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, Vikram Samvat 2083, and Gudi Padwa, in Bhopal on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@DrMohanYadav51)

Nagpur: Children participate in the ‘Grand Shobha Yatra and Ram Raksha Pathan’ organised on the occasion of Gudi Padwa and Marathi New Year in Nagpur on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@CMOMaharashtra)

Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with his mother Sarita Fadnavis during the Gudi puja at his residence on the occasion of Gudi Padwa in Nagpur on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@Dev_Fadnavis)