A woman participates in a rally to celebrate Maharashtrian New Year in Mumbai, India, Sunday, March 8, 2018. (AP/Rajanish Kakade).
Hundreds of peope took to the streets in Mumbai to celebrate the traditional new year for Marathi Hindus, Gudi Padwa.
It is celebrated on the first day of the Chaitra month according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar. (Pictures: AP/Rajanish Kakade).
Gudi Padwa – the Maharashtrian New Year – is also a harvest festival and signifies the end of one season and the beginning of another.
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