Navreh (Kashmiri New Year)

Goddess Sharika Bhagawati (Hari Parbat, Srinagar)

Kashmir Shaivism

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Navreh — Kashmiri Pandit New Year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. The Navreh thali (rice, walnuts, mirror, flower, panchang, curd, coin) is sighted first thing in the morning for an auspicious year ahead. Hari Parbat / Sharika Bhagawati darshan.

Dates 2026–2027

March 30, 2026March 19, 2027

Mantra

ॐ श्री शारिकायै नमः।

Om Sri Sharikayai namah

Salutations to Goddess Sharika — protectress of Kashmir.

How to recite

Navreh marks the Kashmiri Pandit New Year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada (same lunar day as Gudi Padwa / Ugadi). The night before, the Navreh thali is prepared — a plate of rice, walnuts, a mirror, a flower, the new panchang, pen and ink, curd, a coin and salt. On waking, the first sight is the thali (auspicious darshan for the year). Devotees climb Hari Parbat in Srinagar for Sharika Bhagawati darshan.

Benefits

First-sight (Navreh darshan) of the auspicious thali is believed to bring prosperity for the entire year. Begins the Saptarishi Samvat new year for the Kashmiri Pandit community.

✦ Special Note

Chaitra Shukla Pratipada per Saptarishi Samvat. 2026: Mar 30 (per Kashmiri panchang). 2027: Mar 19 (estimated).

Foods Allowed

Rice, walnuts, curd (Navreh thali items)Cooked vegetables, paneerSheermal, kahwa (Kashmiri saffron tea)

Foods to Avoid

Meat, fish, eggs, alcoholOnion, garlic

Meal Idea

Rice with walnuts and curd from the Navreh thali; sheermal (saffron bread), kahwa (Kashmiri saffron tea); festive vegetarian sadya.

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