JANAI PURNIMA Festival Tour 2012

Janaipurnima is one of the very magnanimous festivals of Nepal. This festival falls on the 15th in the bright fortnight of Shrawan (August). Bhramans and Chhetri communities in Nepal change their sacred thread Janai on this day from their Gurus; after taking a holy bath or dip in the river. Janai is tied long from around their left neck to the next right armpits below. They tie the Tago around their right wrist also from the Guru. The other communities tie only the Tago from the Bhraman Priests. The sacred threads are sanctified by the Bhraman Priests by worshiping Gods and Saptarishis. Saptarishis are the Tutors of the Gods in an ancient time who could forecast the past present and future episodes exactly in the Golden era. They were very highly respected Seers. They were Kashyap, Bhardwaj, Gautami Atreya, Jamadagni, Bashistha, and Bishawamitra. These are the religious significances of Janaipurnima. Water with Sesame, Kush (sacred grass) is offered in the name of Saptarishis and the past antecedents. Because of being changed the sacred thread, this festival is very much popular among the Hindu communities. The other communities also have the strong faith on it. They think that if some one ties Tago on this day by the Bhraman Priests; and offer them donations; they will earn virtue and blessings from the God for auspicious life. The sacred thread Janai and Tago is venerated as a feature of Lord Bishnu and it protects us from being any kind of spiritual sickness as well. The Bhraman Priests are very highly venerated persons in the Hindu mythology. It's believed that if some one donates something as per his caliber to the Bhraman Priests; they will be definitely blessed by God to receive a happy life.