Festival
Janai Purnima (Rakshya Bandhan)
Full-moon day when Hindu men change their sacred thread (janai) and wear rakshya bands.
- Nepali month
- Shrawan
- Celebrated by
- Hindu
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
- When
- Shrawan
- July / August · 1 day
- Where
- Across Nepal
- Celebrated by
- Hindu
Full-moon day when Hindu men change their sacred thread (janai) and wear rakshya bands.
Exact dates follow the Nepali lunar calendar and change every year. Check locally before planning around them.
