Dieback disease affecting neem trees in the Medak region has caused a shortage of neem flowers, a key ingredient for Ugadi pachadi, impacting festive preparations and forcing vendors to source flowers from distant areas
Emphasising the significance of the festival as the beginning of a new agricultural year, he expressed hope for abundant water resources to ensure prosperous harvests and prayed to Mother Nature for blessings to enrich the lives of the citizens.
He said that the festival was an important religious affair in Hindu religion and opined that one should celebrate it to carry forward traditions to future generations.
A flurry of activity was witnessed as residents thronged the rythu bazaars, bustling with the demand for mango leaves, neem flowers, fruits, sugarcane, and other traditional essentials used in preparing the auspicious Ugadi pachadi.
The event started with the traditional lighting of a lamp with a sloka. It was then followed by a plethora of events, displaying the prowess of students through speeches, poems, songs and dance.
