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Yugadi Festival in Mysore is the Celebration of the New Year day in the Kannadiga calendar. The New Year day of Yugadi falls on the second half of March or early April is celebrated with great vigor and joy. This day is considered to be very auspicious and sacred to start new endeavors. The Festivals and Events in Mysore gives the true essence of the people of Mysore . The Yugadi Festival in Mysore starts off with ritualistic bath and prayers and continues till late at night. Hindu Mythology says that Brahma created the world on this day and thus this day is celebrated with great joy. The other version says that Lord Vishnu incarnated himself, as Matsya to save the world. Brahma chief God is worshipped on this day. Yugadi Festival in Mysore also signifies the arrival of spring with colorful blossoms, green lush fields all heralding a new beginning of life. The preparations for Yugadi Festival in Mysore are made a week ahead with houses being thoroughly washed and buying for new clothes. People decorate the entrance of their houses with fresh mango leaves and draw colorful floral designs in front of the houses which signifies prosperity. The women prepare special dishes to mark the occasion. For dinner dishes are specially prepared and it starts with jaggery and neem leaves. Apart from that other dishes are also prepared depicting various moods like Tamarind Juice for sour, Salt for salty, Green Pepper for hotness. All This depicts that life is a mixture of pleasure and pain, joys and sorrows, which should be accepted together and equally. On the day of Yugadi Festival in Mysore people come together to listen to the recitation of the religious almanac called the Panchangam of the coming year, and also to the general predictions of the year to come.
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