Festivals of Nepal : Mha Puja


Mha Puja is celebrated by the Newar community on the fourth day of the Tihar. This day is New Year according to Nepal Sambhat.
Mha Puja is celebrated by performing a ritual puja to purify and empower one’s body and soul. Family members sit in a row on the floor with mandalas (sand painting of a sacred circular diagram) drawn in front of them. They then follow various rituals and light the mandala to purify and thank the body they live in.

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