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RAKHI – The sacred thread symbolizing the love of a sister for her brother!
The sacred thread symbolizing sibling emotions!
Time and space do not limit the love and care a sister experiences for her brother and a brother for his sister. These very pure emotions are symbolized by the sacred thread of a ‘Rakhi’ which a sister ties on her brother’s wrist on the festival of Raksha Bandhan.
The words, ‘Raksha’ denotes (Protection) and ‘Bandhan’ denotes ‘Relationship’. Perhaps no other festival in India embodies purity and innate love than Raksha Bandhan.
Like most Indian festivals, Raksha Bandhan has many an origin, the oldest dating back to the great epic of Mahabharata. According to that religious legend, Lord Krishna’s had injured his wrist and experienced some bleeding. Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas tore the corner of her sari to bandage the wound.
India’s very own Noble Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore had initiated a mass celebration of the festival when Bengal was partitioned in 1905, imploring Hindu and Muslim women folk to tie a Rakhi to the men outside of their community thereby establishing their relation of a brother and sister!
India’s very own Noble Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore had initiated a mass celebration of the festival when Bengal was partitioned in 1905, imploring Hindu and Muslim women folk to tie a Rakhi to the men outside of their community thereby establishing their relation of a brother and sister!
India’s very own Noble Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore had initiated a mass celebration of the festival when Bengal was partitioned in 1905, imploring Hindu and Muslim women folk to tie a Rakhi to the men outside of their community thereby establishing their relation of a brother and sister!
The festival invariably falls on a full-moon day between August & early September and sisters wait with baited breath to tie the colourful and sacred thread on their brothers’ wrists.
A month prior to the festival, one can see thousands of Rakhis showcased across every commercial outlet throughout the country. Sisters are seen splurging money on buying Rakhis which come in a range of colours, beads and silken threads. Many choose to buy silver and even gold Rakhis.
The traditional celebration involves arranging a ‘puja thali’ (a brass plate) with flowers and vermilion, a little lamp, a few grains of rice and your brother’s favorite sweet. An early start to the day, a freshening shower and the sister chants a religious mantra invoking God to bless her brother with a long and happy life.
She then applies the vermilion to her brother’s forehead and performs a ritual of warding off all negativity from his life. Brothers, in turn, vow to stand by their sisters like pillars of protection and surprise their sisters with gifts. For siblings who are married, its often the brother who visits the sister’s home to celebrate the occasion or the siblings meet at their parent’s home.
A very emotive occasion, the significance of the festival is depicted by the irreplaceable and pure love, siblings hold for each other!
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