Every Brahman & Chhettri must renew their janai or sacred threads on this day after first taking a ritual bath in holy water. The kumbheswor Temple in Patan is the place to be, as the water in the tanks there supposedly, come from the sacred Gosaikund lake, high in Helambu. The beautiful gold & silver linga, Usually kept in the temple, are displayed on this day on a platform in the middle of the tank, reached only along a narrow plank.