Hello everyone, I am mori sejal. I am studying in B.A. With English at government arts college, talaja. This blog about rakshabandhan...
A monotonous life makes us fell bored. The various festival that throughout the year fill our lives with joy and enthusiasm. Moreover, religions festivals inspire our sense of faith, and national festivals encourage our patriotic fellings. Social festivals bring sweetness to our social relationships.
Since the festival of rakshabandhan is celebrated by people of all sections of society, it is our social festival. Móreover because of its religious significance, it can also be called religious festival.
Rakhi is a reminder that no matter how much we grow up, our bond will never change.
Rakshabandhan falls on the full moon day of the month of shravan this festival expresses the pure love between brothers and sisters . On the day of rakhsha bandhan, both brother and sister get ready, and sister applies a Vermilion (kumkum) tilak on her brothers forehead and sticks rice grains on it. Then she ties a rakhi on her brother's rights wrist. The brother and sister feed sweets to each other. The sister perform an ovarna (ritual to ward off evil) for her brother and gives heartfelt blessings or good wishes. The brother according to his ability, gives his sister a gift.
Why celebrate rakshabandhan? :
* There are mythological stories associated with rakhshabandhan ..
* In the bhavishya purana one such story is popular. When the gods began to lose in a battle against the demons, they went to Lord indra to find a solution to their problem. Seeing the gods frightened, indrani(the wife of indra) tied a protective thread (raksha sutra) on their hands. This increased the God's confidence, and they eventually defeated the demons. It is said that from that day on ward, the custom of tying a rakhi to warriors before they went into battle began.
* In the story of the mahabharata, the festival of raksha bandhan is mentioned repeatedly. Whem the war of the mahabharata was decided, yudhishthira was very worried. He asked Lord shree krishna, "how can i overcome all the difficulties? " Then Lord shree krishna advised him to celebrate the festival of raksha bandhan for his army. The Lord said that this silk thread holds such power that it will protect you in every difficulty. With his same sentiment, before going to fight in the war, kunti tied a protective thread (raksha sutra) on abhimanu's wrist.
* There is another touching incident that reflects Draupadi's brotherly affection, in which we also catch a glimpse of the bond between shree krishna and dropadi .during the shishiuala slaying in the mahabharata, Lord krishna's finger was cut by the sudarshan chakra. At onces dropadi tore a strip from the edge oh her saree and tied it around his finger as a bandage. This happened On the sacred day of shravan purnima. In return, Lord shree krishna protected dropadi by providing her with as many yards of cloth as there were thread in that strip of fabric.
Some sisters go to prisons to tie rakhis to the inmates and offer them good wishes for a transformed life.
* Rakshabandhan laso holds religious significance. Brahmins tie rakhis to their patrons, and the patrons give the brahmins offerings according to their means. On this day, brahmins go to the River or seashore to ewar the sacred thread (janoi) . On this days, coastal farmers and fishermen offer coconuts and worship the sea God. Therefore, it is also known as naliyeri punam (coconut full moon day). 🙂💫....
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