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Nepal Sambat 1145 being observed today (Photos)


02 November 2024  

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KATHMANDU: The Nepal Sambat New Year 1145 is being celebrated across the country today amid various programs.

The people of the Newar community are celebrating the Nepal Sambat as New Year’s Day at present.

The Nepal Sambat is an indigenous calendar of Nepal. The Nepal Sambat or calendar year was begun by Shankhadhar Sakhwa by relieving the people of Nepal off debt during the rule of Lichchhavi King Raghavdev in 880 AD.

Recognizing the contribution of Shankhadhar Sakhwa to the country and people, the government announced Sakhwa a national luminary on November 18, 1999.

Publish Date : 02 November 2024 12:54 PM

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