Students of the National Institute of Technology-Tiruchi celebrated Chandramana Ugadi on Friday. Nearly 1,000 students, mostly from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, along with fellow students from other States and faculty members, celebrated the festival. Traditional prasadham, puliyogarai, kaaja bobbatlu (Bhakshalu/ polelu/ oligalu), and Ugadi Pachadi were prepared by chefs brought exclusively for this occasion from Vijayawada. There was a mass prayer and pooja. The students gathered to listen to the recitation of the religious Panchangam (Panchanga Sravanam) of the New Year.