Kathmandu, 26 October: From today Nepal Sambat 1143 has started. The Newar community observes the day as their new year. Shankhadhar Shakya, a businessman, had liberated all the people in Nepal Mandal from their loans. Remembering his contribution, the Nepal Era was started. This community observes Mha Pooja (self-pooja) with the assumption of the soul is great.  Likewise, Hindus observe today as the ox-pooja and Govardhan pooja. Celebration of the ox is related to farming as the ox is used to plough the land. These festivals are based on the lunar calendar. According to the lunar calendar, today is the first day after no-moon day. People’s News Monitoring Service