# Tamu Lhosar 2026: Date, Rituals and Significance

> This is a new year of a community of the Himalaya or the south.

Source: https://www.hinducalendar.today/festivals/tamu-lhosar

## Significance & Spiritual Meaning

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Significance & Spiritual Meaning

This is a new year of a community of the Himalaya or the south.

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Lhosar is the new year of the Tibetan, Sherpa, Tamang and Gurung communities of the Himalaya; Nepal Sambat is the new year of the Newars; the Nepali New Year begins the Bikram Sambat year in Baisakh; and the Malayalam New Year is the first day of Chingam in the Kollavarsham calendar.

## Key Rituals & Observance

Step-by-step sacred rituals and worship practices

1. 1 Step 1 Prayers at the temple, monastery or home.
2. 2 Step 2 New clothes, special food and visits to the family.
3. 3 Step 3 Processions, dances and cultural programmes.