What a Nepal Sambat wish is about
The day has two halves. Indoors it is Mha Puja: each person sits before a mandala drawn for them and is worshipped as the life the household is keeping, lamp and all. Outdoors it is the new year, with Bhintuna rallies through Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur and in Newar communities abroad. So a Nepal Sambat wish can go either way — a blessing for the person's own health and years, which is what Mha Puja is about, or a plain happy new year to anyone who keeps the Newar calendar. If they are far from home, say the mandala part: somebody drew one for them anyway.
Read the full account of the festival on Nepal Sambat New Year (Mha Puja), next on November 10, 2026.
Nepal Sambat wishes to send
3 wishes · नेपाली · नेवाः · English
Every line below is copyable — take one and send it however you like. Newar family and friends, and anyone who keeps the Nepal Sambat calendar.
- 01
नेपाल संवत्को नयाँ वर्षले तपाईं र परिवारमा सुख, शान्ति र समृद्धि ल्याओस्।
नेपाली
Nepal Bhasa · Ranjana lipi
न्हूदँया भिंतुना!
नेवाः
May the new Nepal Sambat year bring you and your family happiness, peace and prosperity.
English
- 02
म्ह पूजाको शुभकामना। तपाईंको स्वास्थ्य र आयु सधैं उज्यालो रहोस्।
नेपाली
On Mha Puja, may the lamp lit for you burn long — good health and a long life.
English
- 03
जहाँ भए पनि, घरमा तपाईंको नाममा म्ह पूजाको मण्डला कोरिएको छ। न्हूदँया भिंतुना!
नेपाली
Wherever you are this Mha Puja, a mandala is drawn for you at home. Nhudanya Bhintuna!
English
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