Green Bangles and Henna Sales Surge in Kathmandu as Shrawan Month Begins

Kathmandu. With the beginning of the month of Shrawan, the trade of green bangles and henna has increased in the federal capital Kathmandu. As urban women increasingly wear green bangles and yellow necklaces and apply henna on their hands after the start of Shrawan, the business of bangles and henna in the market has increased.

Hindus consider the month of Shrawan as the month of Lord Shiva. Hindu women and men worship Lord Shiva throughout the month of Shrawan. In Shrawan, women wear green bangles and yellow necklaces along with henna on their hands. Similarly, men wear yellow clothes.