Janai: The story of ‘the sacred thread’ of some Hindu men

Almost all Hindus across Nepal celebrate the Janai Purnima, one of the key festivals of the Nepali calendar , on the full moon day of Shrawan every year, yet many of them do not know the essence of ‘janai’, the sacred thread that gave the festival its name.

So, here we have a detail of what a janai is and why it is important in the Hindu culture.