Janai Purnima / Raksha Bandhan
The day sacred threads are changed and Raksha Bandhan is celebrated.
festivalPublic holidayPending expert review
About this festival
Men of the Brahmin and Chhetri communities change their janai (sacred thread); priests tie a yellow protective thread (raksha) on others' wrists. In parts of India and the Terai, sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers. Families eat kwati, a soup of nine sprouted beans.
How the date is decided
The Purnima of Shravana.
The dates below always come from the calendar engine, never typed by hand.
Dates
Source: Traditional lunar rule; see docs/INTEGRATIONS.md for review status · fest-1.0.0