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The Janai will help the boy grow into manhood and teaches that they adhere to the faith along the road of the truth. The Janai must be worn all day for the rest of their lives, following to the mantra of the Guru at the time of the Bartabandha.
Janai is considered to be a an emblem of speech, body and mind. When the knots are tied , the wearer is expected to be in complete control of every one of them.
The cord is replaced when it is untidy or unhonorable due to actions that are prohibited by the religion. But, Janai should be changed every time on Rakhsya Bandhan Day.
What is the significance of Janai Purnima?
Janai is a sacred thread and Purnima is a full moonday and hence it is Janai festival on Janai, the  full lunar day the Shrawan month in the Bikram the Sambat calendar .
What exactly does Janai Purnima
Janai Purnima is celebrated on Shrawan Purnima. In this year, Janai Purnima falls on Bhadra 12 2072. This date is with the English Calendar date of August 29, 2015.
What can we do during Janai Purnima
The day prior to Janai purnima, those wearing janais must make themselves "clean" by cutting or shaving hair and bathe. They go through a period of fasting and eat only one meal that are considered clean and no meat, garlic or onions. Prior to a major event, Hindus prefer to cleanse their bodies by their bodies clean by fasting. Foods that are savic are prescribed for every Hindu ceremonies and festivals.
At Purnima morning, people usually head to nearby ponds or rivers for a secret bath by dipping his head three times into the water. Then, they switch their Janai. Remove them up into pieces.
However , in cities there is a family priest (Pandit or Puret) arrives at the house. The whole family gathers around the pandit while he reads the importance and the stories of the sacred book (patro) and then performs an act of purification, which cleanses the thread and puts it around the man's neck and across the chest. When a priest is paid, he receives food and money. The money is known as Dakshina and other things are referred to as Daan by Sanskrit.
What exactly is Rakshya Bandhan Doro?
Rakshya is "to defend" and bandhan means "tie" also known as "bond". Rakshya Bandhan is an edging or tie for security. The thread placed to the hands is referred to as Doro. Some people even say Janai for Doro.
On Raksha Bandhan day male, women, kids and children regardless of their status or caste wear to a doro (sacred thread of color) around their wrists. Most men tie the thread around their wrists on their right and females wrap it around one's left.
Doro is believed to bring luck and prosperity, and when one believes that it is the case. Doro is tied in their wrists till Laxmi Puja day in Deepawali. The thread is then pulled out of the wrist and tucked to the tail of a cow on the cow day of worship (Laxmi puja) around October.
Hindu belief is that they need to cross the river Baitarni in order to go to heaven. The cow helps them to get across the river Baitarni by permitting the dead to adhere to her tail by tying the doro on the cow's tail in the morning of Laxmi Puja day.
What are we doing during Rakshya Bandhan?
It is Raksha Bandhan Bandhan morning people gather close to the Pandit who wraps the yellow, orange or red thread to devotees wrists while chanting a short prayer/raksha Bandhan mantra that goes '
Rakshya Bandhan Mantra
"Yena baddho Balee raajaa daanavendro mahaabalah
tena twaamavi badhnaami rakshe maa chala maa chala"
"en bddhu bli raajaa daanbindro mhaavl
ten tvN bdh naamii rksse maa cl maa cl"
Meaning:
"I I tie on the you (the worshipper) the raksha that was tied to Bali The King of the demons.
So,"Oh Raksha! Never fail to protect this devotee. never fail."
(Bhavishyottara Puran : 137/20)
Rakhi Day
The festival is also celebrated by the tie of a rakhi, or holy thread by the sister around the arm of their brother. The market is filled with various colors of Rakhi. The festival is similar the festival of Bhai Tika which is celebrated in Tihar to certain communities across Nepal. The brother, in turn, presents a gift to his sister, and promises to take care of her while she gives treats to him. Rakhi as long as they accept an ongoing obligation to protect the girl or woman.
Janai purnima as Kwati purnima or Gunhi Punhi
It is believed that in Nepal the special menus to celebrate Gunhi Punhi (Janai Purnima in Newari) is Kwati. The day is also known as Kwati Punhi in which Kwati is a soup made of various beans. Punhi is the word for the day of the full moon. Newar people also wrap sacred threads around their wrists that are to be removed at the time in Laxmi Puja, another festival in Tihar.
The festival of Janai Purnima Newar farmers offer diverse food items to Frogs. In the belief that worshiping the frog which is believed to be an intermediary of God, the God of rain, offering different foodstuffs helps increase the yield of crops.
Stories Behind Rakshya Bandhan/Janai Purnima
Historical events and mentions The following is a list of historical occurrences and mentions: Hindu Mythology there are many stories of the Rakshya Bandhan. Some of them follow.
Santoshi Maa
Lord Ganesh had two sons: Shubh as well as Labh. On Raksha Bandhan Ganesh's sister popped in and tied the rakhi around Ganesh's wrist. In desperation The sons instantly began to press Ganesh and his wives Riddhi as well as Siddhi, to have an additional sister. In the end, Ganesh agreed to fulfill the request and Santoshi Ma (literally the Mother Goddess of Satisfaction) was born from divine flames that erupted through Riddhi along with Siddhi.
Krishna as well Draupadi
Another story is taken from the epic Mahabharat and is about Krishna and Draupadi who was one of Draupadi's wives. Pandavas. She once tore an edging of silk off her sari and tied it to Krishna's wrist in order to stop the bleeding of a battlefield wound. Krishna was moved by her act and declared her his sister even though they were not related. He pledged to pay off the loan and continued for the next 25 years doing exactly that. Draupadi despite being married to five of the greatest warriors, and also being the daughter of a powerful monarch, was able to trust and depended totally on Krishna. Krishna paid back the love debt during his " Cheer-Haran" (literally "clothing-robbing") of Draupadi and occurred during the King's Dhritarastra assembly in the year Pandavas had to lose her Kauravas when they gambled. In that moment, Krishna indefinitely extended her saree by divine intervention to ensure that it was not removed to protect her honour. This is how he honoured his vow of rakhi-vow to Draupadi.
King Bali as well as Goddess Laxmi
According to legend, the Demon King Bali was a great fan of the god Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu was entrusted with the duty of protecting his kingdom, leaving his residence in Vaikunth. Goddess Lakshmi was eager to join her Lord in his home. She travelled into Bali dressed as a female, seeking refuge until her husband returned. back.
In the festivities of Shravan Purnima festivities, Lakshmi tied the sacred thread to the King. After being askedabout her identity, she told him who she was and the reason they were there. The king was impressed by her love for his family as well as her motives and asked the Lord to join her. He gave everything he owned to his Lord and his beloved wife.
This is why the festival is known as Baleva as it is Bali Raja's love for the Lord. According to legend, since then , it's been a custom to invite sisters from Shravan Purnima for the thread-tying ceremony or Raksha Bandhan.
Yama and Yamuna
Another legend states that Raksha Bandhan is a ritual performed by Lord Yama (the Lord of Death) as well as his sister Yamuna, (the river in northern India). Yamuna tied rakhis to Yama and conferred immortality. Yama was so touched by the calmness of the event that he announced that anyone who receives an rakhi from his sister and promises that she would protect her, will become immortal.
The day is also significant for the Newars from Kathmandu Valley. Kathmandu Valley. Newari celebrate the day as Gunhi Punhi. The majority of Newari celebrations have special food to serve. Newari celebrations are celebrated in accordance with the food they make. Families and friends are gathered together to offer portions of the food they serve during different seasons and they have festivals that are specific to the different food items they offer.
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