A woman joins the Nepal Sambat New Year rally in Kathmandu, Nepal on 10 November 2026, celebrating a festival rooted in the Newar community's lunar-calendar tradition. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Revellers in Kathmandu marked the Nepal Sambat New Year on 10 November 2026, with the annual rally drawing participants from across the Newar community on the fourth day of Tihar. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Crowds filled the streets of Kathmandu on 10 November 2026 to participate in the Nepal Sambat New Year rally — an annual observance held on the fourth day of Nepal's Tihar festival and rooted in a distinctive lunar calendar. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Participants gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 for the Nepal Sambat New Year rally — observed on the fourth day of Tihar each year, marking the new year of a unique lunar calendar central to the Newar community. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)