Nepal Sambat 1147 begins, Mha Puja being performed in Newar community
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Kathmandu. Nepal Sambat 1147 is being celebrated today by organizing various programs across the country. On this occasion, the Newar community is celebrating Nepal Sambat as a New Year and also performing Mha (Atma) Puja.
The Newar community has been celebrating Nepal Sambat as the New Year. There is a history that the national luminary Shankhadhar Sakhwa started the Nepal Sambat in 937 BS (880 AD) by waiving the debt of the poor people. Nepal Sambat was recognized as a national calendar until the reign of Prithvi Narayan Shah.
TAG_OPEN_div_33 The Nepal Sambat, which started during the reign of King Raghav Dev of the Licchavi period, is the original era of Nepal. It is mentioned in history that the Shaka era was prevalent before the Licchavi period. Named after Nepal, a campaign has been going on since the establishment of democracy in 2007 BS to get national recognition for this era.
The Nepal Sambat New Year is celebrated especially in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Banepa, Dhulikhel, Barhabise and Bhimeshwor of Dolakha, which are dominated by the Newar community.TAG_OPEN_div_31
Then Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai in 2056 BS announced Sakhwa as the ‘national luminary’ in recognition of his contribution to the operation of the original Sambat by lifting poor people out from poverty.TAG_OPEN_div_29
In 2065 BS, the then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced that the Nepal Sambat would get national recognition. In Kathmandu, there is also a tradition of closing the old ledger on the day of Kartik Krishna Aunsi and starting a new ledger on the day of the new year i.e. Kartik Shukla Pratipada.
Mha (Atma) Worship
On the occasion of the new year of Nepal Sambat, the Newar community is also performing Mha (Atma) Puja today. Religious scholar Prof. Dr. Ramchandra Gautam says that there is a tradition of worshiping one’s soul as it is the biggest and most important soul of man.
He said that there is a religious belief that if the soul is satisfied and satisfied, the gods and goddesses will also bless and human life will be meaningful.TAG_OPEN_div_21
This year, due to the Pratipada Tithi falling on Monday and today, there has been a difference in the days of celebrating the New Year and Mha Puja of Nepal Sambat in some places. In some places, the New Year of Nepal Sambat is celebrated on Monday, while some groups of the Newar community are performing Mha Puja today.
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