Navreh
| Navreh | |
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A Navreh Thaal marks the beginning of the new year | |
| Also called | Kashmiri New Year |
| Observed by | Kashmiri Hindus |
| Type | Social, Cultural, Religious |
| Celebrations | Rituals |
| Date | Chaitra Shukla Pratipada |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Chaitra Navaratri, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa |
| Explanatory note on Hindu festival dates | |
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The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day).
Furthermore, when specifying the masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta / pūrṇimānta. If a festival falls in the waning phase of the moon, these two traditions identify the same lunar day as falling in two different (but successive) masa. A lunar year is shorter than a solar year by about eleven days. As a result, most Hindu festivals occur on different days in successive years on the Gregorian calendar. | |
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Navreh (Kashmiri pronunciation: [naʋ rʲah]) or Kashmiri New Year is the celebration of the first day of the Kashmiri new year by Kashmiri Hindus, with the largest Kashmiri Hindu community being the Kashmiri Pandits. Kashmiri Pandits dedicate Navreh festival to their Goddess Sharika, a form of Goddess Durga or Shakti, and pay homage to her during the festival. It takes place on the first day of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) on the month of Chaitra (March–April) of the Kashmiri Hindu calendar.