Everything You Need To Know About Tamil New Year Puthandu 2024

India’s many regions have varied New Year’s celebration customs. In India, the New Year is celebrated as Ugadi in Karnataka, Poila Baishakh in West Bengal, Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, and Bihu in Assam.

The first day of the Chithirai month is observed as Puthandu in the Tamil calendar. The Tamil New Year officially begins today. Tamil Nadu is where most people celebrate it in India. Certain regions of Malaysia and Sri Lanka also observe it.

Date of Puthandu 2024
When the Chithirai month starts determines when Puthandu is celebrated. Puthandu will be observed this year on Sunday, April 14. Puthandu is often observed on this day each year.

History of Puthandu
The origins of this age-old celebration date back thousands of years, to the Chola era. Puthandu, which marks the start of the Tami New Year, is said to have been observed for the first time between the ninth and the thirteenth centuries. Puthandu also commemorates astronomical occurrences, harvests, and fresh starts.

Significance of Puthandu
Puthandu represents hope and the cyclical aspect of life and has great cultural and spiritual value. It also signifies the end of winter and the start of summer. Families join together to celebrate and carry out purification and rebirth ceremonies. Together with donning new attire, they wish each other a happy and healthy new year.

On the day of Puthandu, people also make a unique delicacy called “Mangai Pachadi.” The dish’s flavors—which represent the many parts of life—are sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and spicy. Mango leaves and kolams, or patterns made of rice flour, are used to adorn homes because it’s thought that they ward off bad spirits and bring in optimism.

Puthandu Desires
May this Puthandu turn into the most prosperous year of your life. May your success soar to new heights and your spirituality soar to new heights. To you and your family, puthandu vazhtukal.
Puthandu Vazhtukal! Let us pray for a joyous year filled with renewed vigor and optimism to overcome new challenges and come out on top as the New Year approaches.

Let’s use this Puthandu as a positive starting point and work toward our goals. Let’s take on every challenge head-on and succeed in the process. I hope you have a wonderful and joyous New Year.
On this Tamil New Year’s Eve, I hope that this next year will bring you and your family a lot of surprises and radiant smiles. Greetings for the Tamil New Year.

I pray that Puthuvarudam’s coming would bring you plenty of blessings, fresh start, and optimism. I hope the New Year brings you prosperity and happiness!
Let’s celebrate the new beginnings with pleasure and vigor as we embrace this Tamil New Year.

Cheers to Puthandu!
May this Puthandu provide your life with pleasure, happiness, prosperity, and tranquility. Allow God to bless you and your loved ones. I’m wishing you an amazing and joyous New Year. Puthandu Vazhtukal!
May the Sun bring goodness, prosperity, and glory into your life. I ask God to surround you with his love and concern and to support you as you navigate life’s obstacles. To you, Puthandu Vazhtukal.

May the delightful tunes of Puthuvarudam bring you joy and wealth in your life. In the next year, may all of your goals and desires come true. Cheers to the Tamil New Year!
Let this Tamil New Year mark the start of a happy, hopeful, and optimistic new chapter in your life. Greetings on Puthandu Vazthukal!