The Hindu Festival Janai Purnima

Jaanai is tied long from around their left neck to the next right armpits below. They also tie another sacred thread called Tago around their right wrist also from the Guru while the other communities tie only the Tago from the Bhraman Priests.

The day has significance for other communities as well. Relationship between brothers and sisters is celebrated in Tarai region today with sisters tying the brothers’ wrist with a thread called Rakhi while wishing them a long and successful life.

The Newar community observes the festival as Gunhu Punhi. On the occasion, people consume a soup called Kwanti prepared from nine different beans. Meanwhile, Thousands of devotees have thronged religious sites in different parts of the country to celebrate the festival.

Big fairs were held since early in the morning at various Temples in Kathmandu valley especially Pashupatinath, Syambhu and Kumbheshwor of Lalitpur.

In celebration of janai purnima, a grand religious fair takes place at Gosainkunda, a holy Lake in Rasuwa district where thousands of devotees gather to take a dip in the lake in the belief of purging their sins.