RAKSHA BANDHAN 2021: The festival of Raksha Bandhan,is a symbol of the unbreakable relationship of brother and sister.The festival will be celebrated on Sunday, August 22. According to the Hindu Panchang, the festival of Rakhi is celebrated every year on the full moon day of the month of Shravan. The festival of Raksha Bandhan has been going on since ancient times. This festival has a special significance in Hinduism. Yamraj’s sister Yamuna is believed to have tied rakhi to his wrist. In return, Yamaraj had blessed his beloved sister with immortality. Let’s talk about the auspicious occasion, recognition and method of Raksha Bandhan.
Raksha Bandhan Muhurat 2021
*Full Moon Date Begins : 21st August from 03.45 pm
*Full Moon Date Ends : 22nd August till 05.58 pm
*Good time : August 22, Sunday from 05:50 am to 06:03 pm
*Best afternoon time for Raksha Bandhan : 22 August from 01:44 pm to 04:23pm
*Abhijeet Muhurat : 12:04 pm to 12:58 pm
*Amrit Kaal : 09:34 AM to 11:07 AM
*Brahma Muhurat : 04:33 to 05:21
*Bhadra Period : August 23, 2021 from 05:34 AM to 06:12 AM
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How to Tie Rakhi in Brother’s Wrist
Get up early in the morning on Raksha Bandhan, take a bath and wear clean clothes. Then fill the rice flour square and set up a small earthen pot. Mix rice, raw cotton cloth, mustard and roli together. Then prepare a puja plate and light a lamp. Place the sweet on the plate. Make your brother sit on a stool. The mango wood stool will be the best. While tying the raksha sutra, make the brother sit in the east direction. While applying tilak, the sister should be facing west. Then put a tika on the brother’s forehead and tie rakhi on his right hand. After tying rakhi, take off the brother’s aarti and feed him sweets. The elder sister blesses the younger brother and the younger sister bow down to the elder brother.
Importance of Raksha Bandhan
According to recognition and mythology, when Vishnu ji was going to Patal after promising King Bali, lakshmi ji had tied raksha sutra on the full moon of the month of Shravan . According to another legend, at the time of Rajasuya Yagna, Draupadi tore and tied a piece of her cloth on the wrist of Lord Krishna as a raksha sutra. It was then that the tradition of sisters tying rakhi to their brothers began. On raksha bandhan, brahmins also pray for their hosts by tying rakhi to them. It is also considered auspicious to start studying on this day.