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 Two dead, 13 injured in a jeep accident Partly cloudy weather predicted in hilly region Two arrested with gold-coated clothes from TIA Battisputali murder: All four accused juveniles Two arrested with Rs 9.8 million from Durbar Marg Police resort to firing to arrest accused in drugs peddling Top Headlines Nepal, India sign long-term agreement on electricity export, materializing MoU reached during PM’s visit1 NC, Maoist Centre discuss about NA election2 1.3 kilos of gold confiscated from TIA3 Govt. forms former-judge Poudel led probe commission to investigate Balkumari incident4 Dhakal recommended as SC chief registrar5 Manpower agency owner arrested for cheating more than Rs 1.9 million6 President expresses concern over ’emptying’ villages for lack of employment opportunities7 PM Dahal stresses on developing innovative agricultural system8 TRENDING Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity Green recovery: An urgency Prithivi Narayan Shah-tyrant or a builder of the nation ? SSB removes temporary post from no-man’s land The Cultural and Political History of Indra Jatra NC work execution committee meeting tomorrow