Jamshedpur, March 29: With the beginning of the year for various communities just around the corner, the steel city soon promises to become a hub of revelry.

The first set of celebrations hits the town tomorrow on the occasion of the beginning of the Marathi calendar, Gudi Padwa.

In the evening, members of the community plan to get together at the Maharastra Mandal for celebrations, which would conclude with a dinner of srikhand and puri, masale bhaat and karanji.

Tomorrow also happens to be Ugadi, the beginning of the Telugu calendar.

Come April 14 and it is the turn of the Oriya community to celebrate the day on the occasion of Pona Sankranti. A group of poets would come down here, from Bhubaneswar, and verses would be recited. Later, it would be time to feast on a spread comprising chenchra, ghonto, baigono bhaja and khiri.

On the same day the Punjabi community would also celebrate the beginning of their calendar.

?We would have special prayer services for Baisakhi and the Sikh Naujawan Sabha would put up a bhangra programme at the Tinplate Welfare Centre,? said Sardar Shailendra Singh, president of the Central Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee.

April 14 would mark a hat-trick with the Malayalis also celebrating the Vishu, the beginning of the Malayalam calendar. The day starts with Malayalis looking at their reflection in the mirror before touching the feet of elders to seek their blessing.

Meanwhile, Bengalis will celebrate Poila Baisakh on April 15 with a traditional event at Milanee.

A cultural programme at the Bengal Club, organised by the Jharkhand Bangabhasi Samanvay Samiti, would enthral the audience on April 16. In the evening, some poets and a shruti natak (audio drama) would take centre stage.

?We would follow it up with a lavish spread of Bengali food,? said Bikas Mukherjee, the president of the association.

Golmuri Club and Tubemaker?s Club have also decided to add to the festivities.