Yomari Punhi
योमरी पुन्ही
The full moon of Mangsir: the Newar festival of yomari, Dhanya Purnima and Udhauli.
Also called: Dhanya Purnima, Udhauli
When is Yomari Punhi?
Thursday, December 24, 2026In 51 days
Poush 9, 2083
Tithi: Mangsir Purnima (full moon). Kept on the day this tithi stands at sunrise in Nepal.
See this day on the patroWhat Yomari Punhi is
Yomari Punhi is the full moon of Mangsir. After the rice harvest the Newar community makes yomari, steamed dumplings of new rice flour filled with chaku and sesame, and offers them to Annapurna, the goddess of grain. The day is also Dhanya Purnima, and the Kirat community keeps Udhauli, giving thanks to nature as the cold season begins.
How families keep it
Families make yomari, offer the first ones in the grain store or the puja room and share the rest; children go singing from door to door for them.
Yomari Punhi in the coming years
- 2026Thursday, December 24, 2026Poush 9, 2083
- 2027Monday, December 13, 2027Mangsir 27, 2084
- 2029Thursday, December 20, 2029Poush 5, 2086
- 2030Monday, December 9, 2030Mangsir 23, 2087
- 2031Sunday, December 28, 2031Poush 12, 2088
Each date is the day Nepal keeps the festival. Nepal publishes its patro one year at a time, so a date further ahead can move by a day when that year's patro comes out. For a ceremony, Pandit Ji confirms the day and the muhurta.
Planning a puja for Yomari Punhi?
See what Pandit Ji offers and the days he has open. He confirms the day and the muhurta with you.
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