ANSWER : First deity on earth is Lord Ranganatha. Check additional Jewel on this for the connection story.

Note : Jai Sriman Narayana

Brahma saw his creator Lord Srimannarayana after he was born and requested Him to grace him a replica or murti in the form that he saw the Lord first. Srimannarayana gave him the very first archa: murti to which Brahma performed daily puja. King Ikshwa:ku performed tapas for many years and got this archa: murti to Ayodhya and performed daily rituals. The murti was passed down the generations of Surya dynasty kings till Rama as their 'kula dhanam'. Rama then gifted it to Vibheeshana as a parting gift after his coronation in Ayodhya. However, when Vibhishana was taking the image to Lanka (modern-day Sri Lanka), he stopped en-route on the banks of the Kaveri to bathe at Srirangam, and thereafter the deity wished to dwell there itself. To make Vibheeshana happy, Lord Ranganatha gave a boon that He will face south from here always, as if watching over Lanka.

We are fortunate to have the first ever archa: murti with us in Sri Rangam. That is why we do mangala:sa:nam everyday to Srirangam too - "Sri:ranga sri:scha vardhata:m"

ANSWER : 1. Tamarind NTIRADMA
2. Sugarcane EAACNSGUR
3. Neem flower NMREEOLFWE (4, 6)
4. Green Chilli GENIRLLIHEC (5,6)
5. Raw Mango OWRMANAG (3, 5)
6. Salt TLSA

Note : Jai Sriman Nara:yana

Jewel of the day : Nimba kusumba Bhakshanam (Uga:di Pachadi) : A recipe is prepared with neem flowers - it consists of all six tastes - jaggery (sweet), neem flowers (bitter), tamarind juice (sour), mango pieces (tang), black pepper/ Green Chilli (hot) and salt (saltiness) - indicating that we should be able to face all the challenges in life and progress towards success and happiness. The various ingredients denote the mixture of all experiences of life

ANSWER : 1. Abhyangana sna:nam (Special bath with til oil and herbal powders)
2. Pancha:nga Sravanam (Listening to the forecast of the year given by scholars)
3. Nimba kusuma Bhakshanam ((Eatinga juicy preparation with 6 types of taste in it)

Note : Additional Jewel on Uga:di

1. Abhyangana sna:nam is performed by applying oil to entire body and then applying a paste of herbal extracts. This helps in opening up the pores on skin apart from purifying the body and mind.

2. A day is qualified with five attributes (or ""pancha angas"") as per vedic astrology - tithi, va:ra, nakshatra, yo:ga and karana. We respect time as form of God Himself and try to understand how the year will pan out with respect to various aspects - income, expenses, honours and dishonours at both individual level and social levels . This is done when we do pancha:nga sravanam.

3. Nimba Kusuma Bhakshanam is the third important ritual observed on uga:di. We will see more on this day after tomorrow

It was heartening to see the multiple correct responses.
Jai Sriman Narayana

ANSWER : 1. First day of creation
2. Beginning of time
3. First day of Lunar calendar
4. Birthday of Lord Ranaganatha

Note : Yuga:di marks the beginning of year for the people who follow lunar calendar. Telugus and Kannadigas call it ""Yuga:di"" or ""Uga:di""; Marathas call it as ""Gudi Padwa"". The people who follow solar calendar celebrate their new year a couple of weeks later. Tamilians call it ""Putha:ndu"", Malayalees call it ""Vishu"", Sikhs celebrate it as ""Vaisa:khi"". Telugu new year ""Uga:di"" starts on Chaitra Sudha Pa:dyami.

In the Indian calendar, there are 60 names for years. First year is prabhava, second year is vibhava, third year is shukla and so on till the 60th year, with is akshaya. After 60 years are over, the names repeat again. Last year was he:vilambi. The new year starting now is vilambi. The year in which Lord Rama was born was also vilambi. Lord Ranganatha descended as Archa:murthi to earth to Ikshvaku on this day. Hence in Sri rangam, this day is celebrated in a grand manner. Listen more @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0RSgw5xmC8