India comprises of different religions and cultures but Hinduism is the religion full of joy and happiness. It has a broad range of festivals like holi, diwali etc but Rakshabandhan is a festival which captures the true spirit of the relationship between brother and sister. Raksha means to “protect” and bandhan stands for “bond” hence it is known as the protection bond. It strengthen the family relations and create happy social interaction, it is the day of honour, dignity and respect for women.
Happy Raksha Bandhan 2013 Date and Day
This year Raksha Bandhan 2013 is to be celebrated on 20th August 2013, Tuesday. Many people are confused that the Raksha Bandhan 2013 is to be celebrated on 21st august or 20th August 2013. So according to the Hindu calender the Raksha Bandhan 2013 will be celebrated only on Tuesday, 20 August 2013.
Raksha Bandhan FestivalWhen: Tuesday, 20/ 21st August 2013Where: All over India Wild, weird, wacky, wicked.......witty, wonderful, one of kind brothers! Irritating, infuriating, aggravating, exasperating.......dopey, delightful darling sisters! What do we do with them....... and what would we do without them? Celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters is the Hindu festival of Rakshabandhan. On a full moon day in the month of Sravana (August), sisters tie thread amulets on their brothers’ wrists, praying for their longevity and happiness. Brothers, in turn are bound by the delicate threads to cherish and safeguard their sisters. The fragile threads symbolise a deep abiding relationship -- loving, tender, devoted, protective and indulgent. |
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 Significance of Raksha BandhanThe basic significance of Raksha Bandhan is to strengthen the bond of love between the siblings. In addition to that Raksha Bandhan also signifies a peaceful co-existence of every individual. |
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 ****Rakhi celebrations..... Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi as it is popularly known is celebrated on a full moon day in August with great fervour all over India and the celebrations remain same with little variation here and there that includes tying Rakhi on brother’s wrists, exchanging gifts and gorging on delicious sweets like gulab jamun, rasgulla, barfi, and chocolates. On the auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan sisters get up early, have a bath and then pray to Lord Ganesha and then perform the aarti of brothers, put tilak and rice on their forehead and tie a Rakhi on his wrist. Following which sweets are exchanged and there is happiness all around. The celebrations continue throughout the day with families reuniting and doing fun activities together. Siblings who are living away from each other send their wishes through phone or email and Rakhi is sent through the Rakhi cards. |
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 ***The legend of Raksha Bandhan....... There are various legends surrounding the festivities of Raksha Bandhan and it also finds a mention in the Mahabharata. Some of the prominent one is the legend of Queen Karnavati and Emperor Humayun. According to the Indian medieval history, Queen Karnavati of the Rajput Kingdom, Chittor had sent a Rakhi to Humayun the Mughal Emperor of Delhi seeking his help against Bahadur Shah of Mewar. Emperor Humayun knew about the significance of Rakhi in the Hindu community hence accepted her request to protect Queen Karnavati. Since then the ritual of tying of a sacred thread Rakhi on the wrist of brothers is celebrated with much fervour all over the country. The legend of King Bali and Goddess Laxmi is a popular one. According to the legend Lord Vishnu was immensely pleased with his devotee King Bali thus granting him a boon of immortality and promised heavenly protection for his kingdom. In order to fulfil his promise Lord Vishnu left his abode Vaikunthdham and came to stay with King Bali. Soon Goddess Laxmi visited King Bali on the Shravan Poornima day disguised a poor Brahmin lady and tied Rakhi on his wrist. When King Bali tried to give her some present, she revealed her true identity and asked the King to send Lord Vishnu back with her to Vaikunthdham. Another legend is of Yama (the God of death) and Yamuna. It is believed that on every Shravan Poornima day Yamuna used to tie a sacred thread on Yama’s wrist. Yama was so moved by the serenity of this custom that he declared that whosoever gets a Rakhi tied on his wrist from his sister and promised her protection will become protection. Since then Raksha Bandhan celebrates the eternal bond between brothers and sisters all over the country.  Raksha Bandhan - Rakhi 2013
राखी
मूल रूप से अपने भाई के लिए एक बहन के प्यार और स्नेह से अलंकृत सुरक्षा
का एक पवित्र धागा है. इस दिन को रक्षा बंधन के रूप में जाना जाता है और
भारत में श्रावण के हिंदू माह की पूर्णिमा के दिन मनाया जाता है. यह प्यार
और विश्वास का एक अविभाज्य बंधन में सबसे खूबसूरत रिश्ता बांध के रूप में
राखी के धागे का यह अनैतिक लोहे की जंजीरों से मजबूत माना जाता है. यह सब
लोग एक दूसरे के साथ सामंजस्य सह - अस्तित्व में रहना चाहिए कि धारणा को
रेखांकित करता है क्योंकि राखी त्योहार भी एक सामाजिक महत्व है.
राखी: प्यार का धागाभारत में त्योहारों क परिवार में एक साथ एकजुट होकर मनाते हैं। रक्षाबंधन स्नेह, भाईचारा और उदात्त भावनाओं के बारे में है यह त्योहार भी एक 'सुरक्षा का बंधन' है। जिसको रक्षा बंधन के रूप में जाना जाता है।यह प्यार, देखभाल, स्नेह और भाईचारे की पवित्र भावना पनपने के लिए एक अवसर है।रक्षाबंधन भाई और बहनों के बीच पवित्र रिश्ते को मनाने के लिए एक क्षेत्रीय उत्सव है। जाहिर है की यह त्योहार भारत के उत्तरी और पश्चिमी क्षेत्र के अंतर्गत आता है। लेकिन जल्द ही दुनिया में एक ही कविता और भावना के साथ इस त्योहार मना शुरू कर दिया है। राखी के दिन बहनें पूजा थाली के साथ , रोली, चावल, राखी धागा और मिठाई तैयार करती है।   Raksha Bandhan OR Rakhi Festival – It is the sacred and holy love bond in between the brothers & sisters. Actually this festival is famous with the name Rakhi. This is the sign festival of unconditional and sacred love bond in between the sisters and the brothers. This is one ancient Vedic Festival which generally celebrates every year on the day of the Full Moon 'Poornima' of the Shravan Mass – Shravan Mass Poornima generally comes into the day of August. So this year Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi 2013 will be celebrated on the 21st August with the vigour and zest.
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