Gudhi Padwa (March/April) is the most significant for it marks the start of the Maharashtrian New Year. It is dedicated to Sahaliwan, the son of a humble potter who overthrew the reigning Guptas of Malwa to become an important monarch guiding the fortunes of a new dynasty. This day marks the start of the Hindu solar year. On this day people offer rituals, prayers, prasad of neem leaves, gram pulse and jagerry and they buy new clothes. Families erect a gudhi or bamboo staff, with a colored silk cloth and a bright garlanded goblet is hung on top of it, which symbolizes victory or achievement. In a city where business is conducted as much through modern technology as ancient wisdom, the advice of astrologers on this day is highly sought.