Nepalese Hindu Celebrates Janai Purnima Sacred thread festival
Nepalese kids from Hindu school Bhagwat Sanyaas Aashram Gurukul performing rituals offering during Janai Purnima festival or Rakchhya Bandhan at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, July 28, 2017. During Janai Purnima or Rakchhya Bandhan people from Bhraman and Chhetri community change their Janai (a scared thread). Similarly people from other communities get tied a Doro (sacred colorful thread) around their wrest. It is assumed that this thread protect people from diseases and misfortune. People from Terai and India also celebrate this festival as Rakchhya Bandhan. Sisters tie attractive Rakhis on their brothers' wrists wishing
them healthy and long life. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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