Bhai Dooj celebrated with fervour in Bhadarwah BHADARWAH NOV 5:--Bhai Dooj festival, which comes two days after Diwali, was celebrated with gaiety and fervour in Bhadarwah. Marking the end of the Diwali celebrations, Bhai Dooj tilak is a symbol of auspiciousness. Since early morning dressed up for the day, sisters and brothers get together amid family and friends. The ritual on Bhai Dooj is that the sisters put teeka on brothers’ forehead. The teeka is the sacred mark for the Hindus, and the basic idea of applying it by the sister is to pray for the protection of the brother from the evil effects existing in the world. A puja thali is prepared before the start of the ritual. Using sandal wood paste, red vermilion or a roli, the teeka is put with a few grains of rice added in it. If the sister is elder, then the brother touches her feet and she blesses him with rice grains and ‘dubya’ (green grass). Sweets are served to the brother and then the whole family engages into singing songs, playing games, etc. On the other hand, if the sister is younger, the brother blesses her and showers her with gifts. “My sister is younger to me. So I gave her packs of chocolates and cookies on this occasion. In return she applied teeka and offered me sweets,” said Ishan, a student of 6th class. However, as this festival marks the end to the five-day-long festivities, which starts from Danteras, people in a large number throng market to purchase variety of gift items for their loved one’s. From jewellery to watches and sweets, for a fun-filled shopping extravaganza, the markets of Bhadarwah were beautifully decked up. Apart from dry fruit packs and sweets, this season there were a variety of gift packs available in the market. “For Bhai Dooj, I purchased Haldiram’s ladoo, as the packing is attractive and is economical as compared to the increasing prices of sweets in the market,” said sangeeta, a resident. Interestingly, with the passage of time as new gift items are attracting buyers. Bhai Dooj festival has no doubt been changing its form. Over the years, the usage of e-mails, e-greetings, mobile phones, chocolates and beverage hampers are becoming popular and particularly benefiting those who are staying in far-off lands. But the basic significance of Bhai Dooj and the feeling and emotion behind celebrating this wonderful festival is still the same revealing and rejuvenating the eternal love of brother and sister.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:13:53 +0000
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