Raksha Bandhan has great significance for brothers and sisters in India because it gives them a chance to celebrate the deepest and noblest of human emotions. Read on to learn why Raksha Bandhan is celebrated and what gifts you can give to your sister.Raksha Bandhan is celebrated with enthusiasm and vigour because it is not just a festival of tying
Rakhi and receiving gifts. It signifies the everlasting love and strengthens the eternal bonding between brothers and sisters.
Significance and Reason for Celebrating Raksha Bandhan
Read about the
significance and reasons behind
Raksha Bandhan celebration.
Bonding Between Brothers and Sisters
The main purpose of this festival is to strengthen the bonding between brothers and sisters and the thread is also called ‘the bond of protection’. When the sister ties the holy thread on her brother’s wrist she prays god for the safety and prosperity of her brother while the brother takes the pledge to protect his sister in every birth.
The
Tilak that is put on brother’s forehead is a symbol of awakening of soul-consciousness. It also symbolizes victory against vices including lust, greed, anger, ego, attachment, pain and many more.
Spiritual Significance of Raksha Bandhan
Apart from the significance that people know about this festival, there is a spiritual side and deeper meaning of this festival also. It is believed that on this day frequencies of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Saraswati reaches earth and since each individual is manifested by divine energy, they get benefited at large this day. The spiritual energy in both, brother and sister gets boosted.
Historical and Mythological Significance
In Indian history there are many examples of sisters of Rajput and Maratha kings tying
Rakhis to their brothers when they used to go for wars. Rani Padmini, the widow of the King of Chittor sent
Rakhi to Emperor Humayun to protect her and her empire from the invasion of Sultan Mohammad Khilji.
When Lord Krishna got hurt while killing Shishupal in epic
Mahabharata, Queen Draupadi took a strip from her
Saree and tied it on Lord Krishna’s hurt finger. It is said that Lord saved her honour when she was being stripped during the
Chaupad event of the epic.
Celebration of Raksha Bandhan
Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on the full moon day of Shravan, one of the months in Hindu calendar which falls sometime in August. It is one of the most widely and eagerly celebrated festivals in India and abroad by Hindus.
How is Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan Celebrated?
On the Raksha Bandhan day sisters tie holy thread which is called ‘
Rakhi’ on the right wrist of their brothers and pray for their safety and progress as well as their long life. On the other hand brothers take the pledge of protecting their sisters from all kinds of dangers. Before tying the
Rakhi, sisters put
Tilak on their brothers’ forehead and a lamp is lighted to do traditional Aarti of brothers. After this tradition is carried out, brothers give gifts to their sisters. Sisters also receive gifts in form of cash on this special occasion.
Rakhis were ideally made of silk threads with gold and silver beads on it. However, nowadays the market is filled with varieties of
Rakhis beautifully crafted embroidery sequins and some are studded with precious stones also.
This year the auspicious day is falling on August 10, 2014. This festival is celebrated in different ways in different parts of India and hence has received different names also. Even with the different names, Raksha Bandhan is a day of brotherhood, happiness, well being and prosperity in life.
Raksha Bandhan Gift Ideas
Raksha Bandhan gifts have great importance and brothers find it really very hard to decide what gift they should present their sister or brother this year. Here are some practical tips that can help you select gifts for your sibling this Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan Gift Ideas
Here are some tips for buying Rakhi gifts for your sister.
- Make sure you consider the interests of your sister.
- Find out whether there is anything that your sister has been trying to buy since long.
- Keep in mind your budget and never overspend on gifts. Always remember that cost of the gift does not make it great. It is only the feelings behind giving the gift that matters.
- Make sure the gift you buy is of good quality, matches with the personality of your sister and is useful for her.
Nowadays online shopping has made things easier and faster. If you buy Rakhi gifts online you can also send her the gift no matter where you are. Your gift will convey the feeling of love and care that you have for your sister on this auspicious day. The gift will not only reach on time, but also get delivered at the doorsteps of your sister.
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