What is Jandhyala Purnima?

It's the day the sacred thread is changed, in Andhra and Telangana, jandhyam means the thread. Same observance as Avani Avittam in Tamil Nadu and Upakarma elsewhere, on Shravana Purnima, which is also Raksha Bandhan.

Jandhyala Purnima

Telugu

Next date

6 August 2027

Friday

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About

The day Brahmins change the sacred thread (Jandhyam), the Yajurveda Upakarma.

Falls on: Shravana Purnima

What it is

The Telugu name for Upakarma, jandhyam is the sacred thread. The old thread is discarded and a new one worn, with atonement for the year's lapses in recitation. The same observance as Avani Avittam in Tamil Nadu, on the same day for Yajurvedis.

Food

Sattvik; sesame preparations.

Common questions

What is Jandhyala Purnima?: It's the day the sacred thread is changed, in Andhra and Telangana, jandhyam means the thread. Same observance as Avani Avittam in Tamil Nadu and Upakarma elsewhere, on Shravana Purnima, which is also Raksha Bandhan.

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