Kashmiri Pandit New Year

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Kashmiri Pandit New Year is a traditional lunar-solar festival observed by the Kashmiri Hindu community to mark the beginning of their new year with religious rituals and cultural customs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu festival ⓘ
New Year celebration ⓘ
cultural observance ⓘ
festival ⓘ
lunisolar festival ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Navreh ⓘ
Navreh (Kashmiri Pandit New Year) ⓘ
approxGregorianMonth April ⓘ
March ⓘ
associatedDeity Goddess Sharika ⓘ
associatedPlaceOfWorship Sharika Peeth (Hari Parbat) in Srinagar ⓘ
basedOn first day of the bright fortnight of Chaitra ⓘ
celebratedBy Kashmiri Hindus ⓘ
linked to: Kashmiri Pandit

Kashmiri Pandits ⓘ
linked to: Kashmiri Pandit
correspondsTo Chaitra Shukla Pratipada ⓘ
culturalSignificance affirmation of Kashmiri Pandit identity ⓘ
renewal of spiritual and cultural life for Kashmiri Pandits ⓘ
followsCalendar Kashmiri Hindu calendar ⓘ
lunisolar Hindu calendar ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasCustom charity and giving alms ⓘ
family gatherings ⓘ
first sight of the ceremonial thali in the morning ⓘ
placing almanac (nachipatra) in the ceremonial thali ⓘ
placing rice, curd, coins, flowers, and other auspicious items in the thali ⓘ
preparation of a ceremonial thali (Navreh thaal) ⓘ
preparation of traditional Kashmiri vegetarian dishes ⓘ
hasRitual early morning ritual bath ⓘ
lighting of lamps ⓘ
offering prayers to Goddess Sharika ⓘ
visiting temples ⓘ
worship of household deities ⓘ
languageContext Kashmiri language ⓘ
marks beginning of the Kashmiri Hindu calendar year ⓘ
start of a new Saptarishi era year (as per Kashmiri tradition) ⓘ
observedByDiaspora Kashmiri Pandit diaspora worldwide ⓘ
observedInCountry India ⓘ
observedInRegion Jammu and Kashmir, India ⓘ
linked to: Jammu and Kashmir

Kashmir Valley ⓘ
relatedFestival Cheti Chand ⓘ
Gudi Padwa ⓘ
Ugadi ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
religiousSignificance seeking blessings for prosperity and well-being in the new year ⓘ
symbolism auspicious beginning and good fortune for the coming year ⓘ
timeOfDayForMainRitual early morning ⓘ
typeOfHoliday cultural holiday ⓘ
religious holiday ⓘ

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Navreh → marks → Kashmiri Pandit New Year ⓘ
Kashmiri Pandit New Year → alsoKnownAs → Navreh (Kashmiri Pandit New Year) ⓘ
linked to: Kashmiri Pandit New Year
Sharika Devi → associatedWith → Kashmiri New Year ⓘ
linked to: Kashmiri Pandit New Year