Janai Purnima

                                                                                                                                                              Janai Purnima is one of the great festival of Nepal. This festival is about the sacred thread. It lies in the full moon 
fortnight of bhadra and august in gregorian. Bhraman and chhetri in Nepal change their sacred thread known as janai on this day from their Gurus, after taking a holy bath in the river.

In these festival thousands of devotee worship Lord Shiva at Pashupatinath in Kathmandu and Kumbeswor in lalitpur and take holy dips in ponds and lakes to eradicate their sins. A very great religious fair takes place at Gosaikunda lake in Rasuwa district. Ganga Dhanus Sagar at Janakpur and Tribenidham mela is also observed.
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