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A Hindu devotee performs rituals at Gokarneshor, Uttarbahini temple during the Janai Purnima festival in Kathmandu on August 12, 2022. Janai Purnima also known as the Sacred Thread festival or Rakshya Bandhan festival, Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual change of Janai, sacred threads worn across the chest or tied around the wrist and Purified by mantras. The thread is a symbol of protection. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
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