Janai (जनै)

• The price shown is for one janai only
• Material: Cotton
• Handmade in Nepal

Janai (जनै), often translated as a sacred thread, is a thread that has a high religious and cultural significance among the Hindu. In Nepal, men from Bhramin, Kshetriya, and Vaishya varna (hierarchical group) receive the honor of wearing a janai during a ritual called Bratabandha (Upanayana). The thread is normally worn diagonally, from the left shoulder to right waist, crossing the chest. It is believed that after adorning a janai, all the gods and goddesses enter and stay in their body, mind, and soul and make their life holy and meaningful and grants knowledge, power, prosperity, and wisdom to the bearer.