After I came to Germany in November 2017, I missed my friends and especially the festivals back in India. For about 6 months, I had no social contacts and yearned to meet someone speaking my language. But finally, after a long wait, I realized that there are many like me, who speak my language and we formed a small group to celebrate festivals and events for the Marathi speaking community in Karlsruhe. Maharashtra Mandal Karlsruhe (MMK) was born. We celebrated the first event in November 2018 where we celebrated Diwali with about 70 people and then we did Haldi Kunku in January 2019 and the next target was the Gudi Padwa on 7th April 2019. This year it was on 6th April. But due to the unavailability on 6th, we decided to do it on 7th April. Gudi Padwa is the Marathi new year and in Maharashtra, it is celebrated with pomp. People come on the roads with their respective groups, perform, play and go around the city, dressed in traditional attire. It's called Shobha Yatra. Read more about Gudi Padwa here: http://www.hinduismfacts.org/hindu-festivals/gudi-padwa/. We planned to do something similar in Karlsruhe, not on the road definitely, but in the hall.
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