Janai Purnima 2027
Janai Purnima is the full moon of Shrawan: the sacred thread is renewed, a protective thread is tied on the wrist, and Newar families eat kwati.
Date confirmed each year from the Nepal government calendar.
Janai Purnima usually falls August (Shrawan) and lasts 1 day; Gai Jatra follows the next day. We add the 2027 dates here once they are published.
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What Janai Purnima is
Janai Purnima falls on the full moon of Shrawan, in August. It is also called Rishi Tarpani, after the offerings made to the ancient sages, and it is kept mainly by Hindus. Different communities mark it in different ways, and some of those ways share the same day.
It is a public holiday in Nepal.
Common questions
- Janai Purnima kahile ho? When is Janai Purnima 2027?
- Janai Purnima usually falls August. Date confirmed each year from the Nepal government calendar; this page is updated once the 2027 dates are published.
- What is the janai?
- The janai is the sacred thread worn across the chest by many Hindu men and boys after a ceremony. On Janai Purnima they replace it with a new one.
- What is kwati?
- Kwati is a Newar soup made from nine kinds of sprouted beans, eaten on Janai Purnima, which the Newar call Kwati Purnima.
- Is Janai Purnima the same as Raksha Bandhan?
- They fall on the same day. Janai Purnima is the Nepali festival of the sacred thread. Raksha Bandhan is the day sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, kept most in the Terai.
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