The Nepal Sambat New Year 1143 is being celebrated across the country by organizing various programs.
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 Lichchhavi dynasty king Raghav Dev.
This day is celebrated as the new year of Nepal Sambat in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Banepa, Dhulikhel, Barhabise, and Dolakha where there is a majority of the Newar community.
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