The
festival
of
Gudi
Padwa
which
marks
the
arrival
of
the
traditional
New
Year
for
Maharashtrians,
is
finally
here.
On
this
auspicious
occasion,
people
erect
gudi
flags
which
are
decorated
with
flowers
with
a
copper
or
silver
vessel
placed
upside
down
on
top
of
the
gudi.
This
signifies
prosperity
and
victory.
From
consuming
neem
leaves,
having
oil
baths
to
relishing
sweet
and
savoury
dishes,
the
festival
of
Gudi
Padwa
is
celebrated
with
gaiety
across
Maharashtra
and
Goa.
This
year,
due
to
the
second
wave
of
COVID-19
pandemic,
the
Gudi
Padwa
celebration
is
expected
to
be
low-key
with
people
choosing
to
stay
indoors.
Filmibeat
got
in
touch
with
Marathi
mulgi
Amruta
Khanvilkar
to
know
how
she
is
planning
to
ring
in
the
Marathi
New
Year
amid
the
COVID-19
outbreak.
The
Malang
actress
exclusively
shared
her
Gudi
Padwa
plans
with
us
and
revealed,
"This
year
as
always,
me
and
my
mom
are
going
wake
up
early,
dress
up
traditionally
in
Maharashtrian
attire.
We
are
going
to
erect
the
Gudi
in
our
home
and
as
always,
there's
a
new
saree
that
is
bought
for
the
Gudi.
I
love
using
the
traditional
colour
i.e
the
chuda
green
colour,
red
and
blue.
These
are
the
colors
that
we
Maharashtrians
mostly
wear.
So,
this
year,
my
Gudi
is
going
to
be
green
in
color.
It's
a
navari
saree.
After
that,
we
are
going
to
do
a
mother-daughter
photoshoot
with
it
(laughs)."
Elaborating
on
her
virtual
Gudi
Padwa
celebration,
Amruta
said,
"We
are
going
to
call
up
everybody
because
it's
the
start
of
the
new
year.
It's
the
start
of
something
new.
Right
from
my
sister
in
Dubai
to
my
cousins
in
the
US,
we
are
going
to
call
up
everybody
and
celebrate
Gudi
Padwa."
While
speaking
with
Filmibeat,
the
Raazi
actress
also
walked
down
the
memory
lane
and
shared
her
favourite
memory
associated
with
the
festival.
"I
have
seen
Gudi
Padwa
getting
beautifully
celebrated
from
Girgaon
to
Pune.
Girgaon
is
where
my
father
was
born
and
stayed
for
a
very
long
time.
There,
only
one
colored
gudis
are
erected
everywhere.
There's
a
big
procession
that
happens
with
dhol,
taashe
and
beautiful
boys
and
girls
dressed
in
beautiful
traditional
Maharashtrian
attires.
I
have
been
in
that
procession
once.
It's
very
homely
in
Pune.
People
keep
sending
sweets
to
each
other's
homes.
Because
of
COVID-19,
the
only
spirit
of
festival
has
gone
down
but
the
safety
of
people
is
very
essential.
So,
we
are
celebrating
virtual
Gudi
Padwa
this
time," Amruta
signed
off.
Workwise,
Amruta
Khanvilkar
was
last
seen
in
the
Marathi
film
Well
Done
Baby
which
premiered
on
Amazon
Prime
last
week.