A sample. We design yours for your occasion.
Janku invitation card जंकु
Janku honours an elder who reaches a great age, a Newar tradition that begins with the Bhimratharohan at 77 years, 7 months and 7 days. We design a janku invitation card online with the elder’s name, the programme, the date in Bikram Sambat and Nepal Sambat if you like, a map and replies.
from Rs 11,111Designed for your family · we reply with a price in one business day · paid once
What’s included
Their name, a photo and a few words from the family.
The rites, the chariot procession and the feast, each with a time.
Directions to the courtyard or venue.
Numbers for the feast, from the whole family.
Janku is a series of Newar old-age rites that celebrate an elder’s long life. The first, Bhimratharohan, is held at 77 years, 7 months and 7 days, with rites, a chariot procession and a family feast. Later jankus mark even greater ages. Families invite relatives from near and far.
Write the elder’s name, the family’s names, the day (many families add Nepal Sambat to Bikram Sambat and AD), the venue and the programme, with the time of the procession and the feast. Nimtto sets it in English, Nepali or both, with a map and replies.
How it works
We make it with you on WhatsApp, in English or Nepali. You see every change first.
Choose it in the order form and write a few words: the people, the programme, the colours you like.
Within one business day, on WhatsApp or email. You pay only when you are happy with it.
On WhatsApp, in English or Nepali. You see every change before anyone else does.
Family near and far open it on WhatsApp, Viber or Messenger, see the programme and reply.
Questions
It is designed for your family on the Custom plan, from Rs 11,111. We reply within one business day with a price. Pay by Khalti, eSewa, bank QR, or PayPal from abroad.
Yes. The card opens on any phone in the world, and they can reply on it.
Yes. Tell us the date in Nepal Sambat and we write it on the card beside Bikram Sambat and AD.
Tell us about your day. We reply on WhatsApp, in English or Nepali.