Cheti Chand
See also: Indian New Year's days
| Chetri Chandra or Cheti Chand | |
|---|---|
Jhulelal, the Ishta Devta of the Sindhi Hindus | |
| Also called | Sindhi new year |
| Observed by | Sindhi Hindus |
| Type | Hindu |
| Celebrations | 2 days |
| Observances | Sindhi New Year's Day, mela (fairs), social feast, processions, dancing |
| Date | March/April |
| Related to | Ugadi, Gudi Padwa |
Chetri Chandra (Sindhi: چيتي چند, Moon of Chaitra) is a festival that marks the beginning of the Lunar Hindu New Year for Sindhi Hindus. The date of the festival is based on the lunar cycle of the lunisolar Hindu calendar, falling on the first day of the year, in the Sindhi month of Chet (Chaitra). It typically falls in late March or early April in the Gregorian calendar on or about the same day as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, Ugadi in other parts of the Deccan region and Hindu Samvat Nav Varsha or beginning on New Year in Hindu Samvat Calendar of India.
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