Janai Purnima Festival of Nepal

Janai Purnima, the festival of Nepal is observed in the month of Shrawan. As we all the Srawan or Sawan is the 4th month of Nepali calendar. Janai Purnima is called Raksha Bandhan. Because this festival Janai Purnima observes the bond of purity and security. This festival is celebrated by Hindu people from all over the world.

Janai Purnima is one of the most sacred thread Festival of Hindus. On this festival day, Hindus Nepalese men, especially the Brahmins and Chettris perform their annual change of Janai.

All other Nepali population who celebrates this festival put a sacred thread around his/her wrist.

The Brahmins and Chhetris bathe in the sacred rivers of the Vishunumati and the Bagmati. After bathing in the river they change the sacred thread worn across their chest. Nepali people, who are out of the valley, bathe their nearest river. Other Non-Brahmin and Chhetris people have yellow sacred threads tied around their wrist. It is believed that sacred Janai protects them from the dangers of the coming year.

On this day, thousands of fo people visit the Kumbhewswar temple in Patan, Nepal.  They bathe in the sacred waters which supposedly come from the holy lakes in Gosainkunda set at over 4000 meters into the foothills above the valley. The courtyards around Kumbhewar is a very colorful sight during this festival. It is for people symbolically cleansing bath center. The throngs of people pay homage to the beautiful gold and silver linga of this temple. They usually kept in the temples.  But on this day places is on a platform in the middle of the tank reached only along a narrow plank.

What is Janai?
You may ask what is Janai? From what is Janai made from? For you kind information, Janai is a cotton string worn across the chest by Hindus men. Janai is worn especially Brahmins and Chhetris. This thread Janai is only given to males during a long and impressive religious ceremony called Bratabandhan. Bratabandhan is such type of ceremony, basically a formal process of accepting individual in his/her religion.

The meaning of Janai Purnima?
Janai is the sacred thread and Purnima means full moon day. So, Janai Purnima means Janai festival on the full moon day of. It falls on the Shrawan month of according to Nepali calendar.

Stories Behind Janai Purnima Nepal festival
There are many historical occurrences and mentions in Hindu Mythology related to Janai Purnima and Raksha Bandhan. There are many stories about the Janai Purnima nd Rakshya Bandhan. Some of the stories belong to Janai Purnima are Santoshi Maa, Krishna and Draupadi, King Bali and Goddess Laxmi and Yama and Yamuna. Detail of the stories relates to Janai Purnima and Raksha Bandhan is upcoming articles.

Facts about Raksha Bandhan and Rakhi
Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi is fundamentally celebrated by the Brahmins who have a place with the higher throws that are Brahmin and Kshatriya in India and Nepal. Be that as it may, resulting in these present circumstances day, it is commended by everybody who knows the significance behind it. Talked about underneath are the courses in which Janai Purnima and Rakhi are commended all through the Hindu people group all around the globe and how each have their own one of a kind attributes.

Raksha Bandhan is a celebration that falls on the full moon day of Shrawan month as per the Eastern Calendar. It is commended among Hindus dwelling all around the globe. As indicated by the distinctive land areas, it is called by various names too. In the uneven areas of Nepal, it is praised as Janai Purnima. Correspondingly, in the Terai locale and the northern parts of India, it is commended as Rakhi. The significance behind each is extraordinary to some degree as is obvious from the name itself.