10 -Aug-2014 > Raksha Bandhan Festival - Raksha Bandhan means a thread for protection. Raksha Bandhan is the Hindu festival that celebrates brotherhood and love. Raksha Bandhan means a thread for protection. It is celebrated every year on Shravan Purnima (Full Moon Day of the Hindu month of Shravan), which generally falls in the month of August. On the auspicious day of Rakhi, sisters wake up in the morning, take bath, offer prayers to the Almighty and visit their brothers to perform the rituals of Rakhi. The ritual of Raksha Bandhan essentially includes tying of sacred thread (which is called Rakhi or Raksha Sutra) by the sisters, on their brothers wrist. Before tying Rakhi, the sisters would perform an aarti, apply tilak (by mixing rice grains and roli) on their brothers forehead and then offer them sweetmeat.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 03:22:45 +0000
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