Janai Purnima (Raksha Bandhan)
जनै पूर्णिमा
The full moon of Shrawan: the sacred thread is renewed and the raksha thread is tied.
Also called: Raksha Bandhan, Rakshya Bandhan, Rishi Tarpani, Kwati Punhi
When is Janai Purnima (Raksha Bandhan)?
Tuesday, August 17, 2027In 287 days
Shrawan 32, 2084
Tithi: Shrawan Purnima (full moon). Kept on the day this tithi stands at sunrise in Nepal.
See this day on the patroWhat Janai Purnima (Raksha Bandhan) is
Janai Purnima is the full moon of Shrawan. Men who wear the janai, the sacred thread, change it on this day after a bath and mantras. A pandit ties the raksha thread (doro) on everyone's wrist for protection. The day is also Raksha Bandhan, when sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers, and Rishi Tarpani, when the sages are remembered. Kwati, a soup of nine sprouted beans, is eaten.
How families keep it
Families go to a temple or invite Pandit Ji home for the janai and the raksha thread. Many make the pilgrimage to Gosaikunda in Nepal on this day.
Janai Purnima (Raksha Bandhan) in the coming years
- 2026Friday, August 28, 2026Bhadra 12, 2083
- 2027Tuesday, August 17, 2027Shrawan 32, 2084
- 2028Saturday, August 5, 2028Shrawan 21, 2085
- 2029Friday, August 24, 2029Bhadra 8, 2086
- 2030Tuesday, August 13, 2030Shrawan 28, 2087
- 2031Sunday, August 3, 2031Shrawan 18, 2088
Each date is the day Nepal keeps the festival. Nepal publishes its patro one year at a time, so a date further ahead can move by a day when that year's patro comes out. For a ceremony, Pandit Ji confirms the day and the muhurta.
Planning a puja for Janai Purnima (Raksha Bandhan)?
See what Pandit Ji offers and the days he has open. He confirms the day and the muhurta with you.
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