Nepali New Year being marked by exchanging greetings

KATHMANDU: The Nepali New Year is being marked on Sunday by exchanging greetings across the country.

Also called ‘Mesh Sankranti’ or ‘Baisakh Sankranti’, today the Sun enters into the Aries from the Pisces. The first day of the Year 2076, this is the day for everyone to plan for the future with firm determination by evaluating the success and failures of the past.

Panchanga based on traditional Hindu and Vedic astrological tabulation forecasts celestial phenomena such as solar eclipses. The Bikram Sambat is 57 years 8 month and 15 days ahead of the Gregorian Calendar.

As per the mythology, Bikram Sambat is believed to have been started by King Bikramaditya. People visit various temples, start new works, make new resolutions and exchange greetings on the New Year’s Day today.