Indian New Year's days
Solar or Lunar calendar Date Festival name Religion / Regions ( Hindu )
Lunar varies , Mar/Apr Ugadi Karnataka , Andhra Pradesh , Telangana
Lunar varies , Mar/Apr Bighu Jharkhand
Lunar varies , Mar/Apr Ram Navami ( Chaitra Navaratri ) North India ( in UP , Himachal Pradesh , Haryana , Bihar , MP )
Lunar varies , Mar/Apr Bikhu Uttarakhand
Lunar varies , Mar/Apr Gudhi Padwa / Samsaar Padwo Maharashtra , Goa , Konkan
Lunar varies , Mar/Apr Cheiraoba Manipur
Lunar varies , Mar/Apr Navreh Kashmir
Lunar varies , Mar/Apr Navratra Jammu
- - Navratra Rajasthan
Lunar varies , Mar/Apr Cheti Chand Sindh
Solar fixed , April 13/14/15 Vaisakhi Punjab
Solar fixed , April 13/14/15 Bohag Bihu Assam
Solar fixed , April 13/14/15 Tamil puthandu Tamil Nadu
Solar fixed , April 13/14/15 Vishu Kerala
Solar fixed , August 15/16/17 First day of Chingam in Malayalam Calendar ( Kollam Era ) Kerala
Solar fixed , April 13/14/15 Bishuva Sankranti Odisha
Solar fixed , April 14/15 Poila Boishakh Bengal
Solar fixed , April 13/14/15 Jud Sheetal Mithila , part of Bihar
Lunar varies , Oct/Nov Nav Varas Gujarat
Solar varies , Aug 17,18,19 Pateti Parsis
Calendar view
There are numerous days throughout the year celebrated as New Year's Day in the different regions of India. Observance is determined by whether the lunar calendar is being following or the solar calendar. Those regions which follow the Solar calendar, the new year falls on Sankranti of the first month of the calendar, i.e., Vaishakha. Generally, this day falls during 14th or 15th of the month of April. Those following Lunar calendar consider the month of Chaitra (corresponding to March-April) as the first month of the year, so the new year is celebrated on the first day of this month. Similarly, few regions in India consider the period between consecutive Sankarantis as one month and few others take the period between consecutive Purnimas as a month.