गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Mha Pooja and Nepal Sambat 1143 New Year being marked today Nepal Mha Pooja and Nepal Sambat 1143 New Year being marked today KathmanduPati October 26, 2022 KATHMANDU – The Mha Pooja ritual is being observed by people of the Newar Community today on the fourth day of Tihar. Mha Pooja literally refers to self worship, making offering to one’s body, highlighting on respecting the self. It also falls on the Newari New Year which is based on the Newar calendar, Nepal Sambat. The Nepal Sambat New Year 1143 is being celebrated across the country by organizing various programmes. The National Luminary, Shankhadhar Sakhwa is credited with initiating the Nepal Sambat in 880 AD by freeing the poor from their debt during the reign of the Lichhavi dynasty king Raghav Dev. Historian Dr Triratna Manandhar said that the Nepal Sambat calendar was recognised as the state calendar until the reign of King Prithvi Narayan Shah. According to Manandhar, the Shaka Sambat calendar was in use before the Lichchhavi rule. “The Nepal Sambat is a unique calendar of Nepal as it has been named after the country’s name,” he said. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma Green recovery: An urgency Huawei ICT Awards 2020 Grand Finale Concluded West Jajarkot locals demand law and order Taking a jab at Home Minister Badal, Biplab says his party is not underground Poudel faction meets to pick common candidate for party president Facebook’s old web design to disappear in September Biratnagar airport hosts 42 rescue flights during lockdown
