Gudi Padwa: Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Sachin Tendulkar Wish Fans

New Delhi: On the occasion of Gudi Padwa, celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arjun Rampal, Sonali Bendre and Sachin Tendulkar sent out good wishes to their fans on social media. Gudi Padwa, the Maharashtrian festival, is celebrated as Yugadi in Karnataka, Ugadi in Telangana, Navreh in Kashmir and Cheti Chand by Sindhis. This festival marks the New Year in the Hindu lunisolar calendar. In Maharashtra, a gudi (doll), created with a bamboo stick, mango leaves, neem and adorned with a red garland, is placed outside the house, a window or a door. A silver or copper or silver pot is used to create its face and is decorated with green or red cloth.

On this auspicious occasion, superstar Amitabh Bachchan posted a collage wishing his fans, he wrote: "Greetings .shubhkamanyein. Happy Gudi Padwa. happy Ugadi. happy all around. LOVE(sic)."

T 2477 - Greetings .. shubhkamanyein .. Happy Gudi Padwa .. happy Ugadi .. happy all around .. LOVE pic.twitter.com/8jcUDDQ7HG

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 27, 2017

Shah Rukh Khan also extended his wishes to his fans on Twitter. The Raees actor wrote: "Success, love and prosperity to all on the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa. #GudiPadwa(sic)."
 

Success, love and prosperity to all on the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa... #GudiPadwa

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) March 28, 2017

Jacqueline Fernandez, who is currently busy shooting for Karan Johar's film Drive along with Sushant Singh Rajput, wished everyone 'a brilliant start to the new year' on Twitter.

Here's wishing everyone a brilliant start to the new year! #gudipadwa #ugadi #chetichand

— Jacqueline Fernandez (@Asli_Jacqueline) March 28, 2017

Madhuri Dixit posted a picture of her on Instagram, draped in a beautiful purple saree, she wrote: "Sarwanna Gudhipadwyachya ani Nawin varshachya hardik shubhecha. Happy Gudi Padwa!"
 

 

Sarwanna Gudhipadwyachya ani Nawin varshachya hardik shubhecha. Happy Gudi Padwa!

A post shared by Madhuri Dixit (@madhuridixitnene) on Mar 27, 2017 at 11:06pm PDT

Actress Sonali Bendre posted a picture of herself posing with a tiny gudi. See her picture below:
 

 

Absolutely love this adorably tiny Gudi I received today! Traditionally, #GudiPadwa is the Maharashtrian New Year, and the Gudi is believed to ward off evil and invite prosperity and good luck into the house. Wishing everyone a very happy Gudi Padwa!

A post shared by Sonali Bendre (@iamsonalibendre) on Mar 27, 2017 at 9:57pm PDT

Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar posted a video on Twitter wishing his fans. In the video, he can be seen performing the Pooja along with his wife.
 

#GudiPadwa pic.twitter.com/BtYCMn5zVK

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 28, 2017

Check out the posts by other Bollywood celebrities below:
 

 

Gudi Padwa

A post shared by Riteish Deshmukh (@riteishd) on Mar 27, 2017 at 10:35pm PDT

 

Happy Gudi Padwa. May the new moon and new year bring peace and prosperity to all. #gudipadwa https://t.co/eoiLDbdiII

— arjun rampal (@rampalarjun) March 28, 2017

 

#HappyGudiPadwa my lovelies,may the new year and season bring in a lot of health,wealth and prosperity

— bhumi pednekar (@psbhumi) March 28, 2017

 

Wish you all a very Happy Gudi Padwa. May this new year bring happiness, prosperity and peace to all. #GudiPadwa

— SRIDEVI BONEY KAPOOR (@SrideviBKapoor) March 28, 2017

 

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— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) March 28, 2017

 

Orzu Pandit ji. Toeh saarneey te #NavrehMubarak .https://t.co/JSCOLhbH8H

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) March 28, 2017

Happy Gudi Padwa/Ugadi, folks!