Hyderabad: Ameerpet metro station comes alive with Ugadi festivities
Hyderabad: L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&TMRHL) is celebrating Ugadi festival on a grand scale this year. As part of this, a three-day ‘Fun Flea Fiesta Metro Fest — Ugadi Celebrations’ is being held at various metro stations in the city.
The three-day festival, which got off to a colourful start today, features an exciting blend of cultural performances, live customer interactions and fun activities to provide an exciting experience to the commuters.
The Metro Fest has transformed the metro stations into vibrant centres of celebrations where commuters can feel the Ugadi spirit. The metro stations have been decorated to spread the Ugadi cheer and delight the riders. The metro authorities have also set up a flea market under the “Fun Flea Fiesta” initiative where festive goodies are being offered to visitors.
Catch up the unlimited fun at Hyderabad metro stations:
Ameerpet Metro Station – 27-29 March – 4:30-8:00 pm
(Sweets, traditions, and festive vibes—this stop has it all)
Hyderabad Metro Art Festival
(Art, colors, and creativity on full display)
L&T Premia Mall, Irrum Manzil – 27-29 March – 3:00-10:00 pm
Metro Medley – Music & More (Live beats, soulful melodies & a whole vibe)
LB Nagar & Uppal Metro Stations – 28-29 March – 5:00-7:00 pm
“We are committed to creating memorable experiences for our passengers. The Ugadi celebrations at Ameerpet Station reflect our dedication to fostering a vibrant and inclusive environment for everyone who travels with us,” said KVB Reddy, Managing Director & CEO, L&TMRHL.
What is Ugadi festival?
Ugadi, the first month of the Hindu calendar, also celebrates the arrival of the spring season. Just as the season brings forth new leaves, buds, and rejuvenating breezes, the Ugadi festival also symbolizes the birth of a new era. Yugaadi or Ugadi literally comes from the Sanskrit words Yuga and Aadi, meaning the beginning of a new era.
Mention of Ugadi and the mind invariably drifts to the delightful Ugadi pachadi. A chutney-like concoction that beautifully blends the ‘shadruchulu’ or six tastes: sweet, sour, salty, spicy, bitter, and astringent (known as “vagaru”).
Ugadi Pachadi’s importance lies in the fact that it is a combination of the six basic ingredients, jaggery, tamarind, neem, mango, chilli and salt that reflect the various emotions of life, such as happiness, disgust, bitterness, surprise, anger and fear respectively. One is also reminded that the experience of taste is transitory and ephemeral; so too is life.
