Nahendra Khadka with Kwati, sacred threads and peasants working in Nepal’s rice fields for Janai Purnima and Raksha Bandhan

Feature image for Nahendra Khadka’s Left Review Online article on Janai Purnima, Raksha Bandhan and Kwati, showing the author, a bowl of sprouted pulses, sacred protective threads, a full moon and peasants working in monsoon rice fields.