Rakhi 2024: Tomorrow the festival of Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated across the country. This festival of Rakhi is celebrated every year on the day of Sawan Purnima. On this day sisters tie a three-coloured thread on their brother’s wrist, which is called Rakhi. Then they wish for his long life and good fortune. In return, the brother promises to protect his sister. On Raksha Bandhan, brothers can also give a gift to their sister. But some people are very worried about Bhadra Kaal on Rakhi. Especially those who are thinking of tying Rakhi to their brother early in the morning, are still confused. Let us know what astrology says about this.According to the Hindu calendar, this time Bhadra Kaal is going to be there on the festival of Rakhi. A brother should never tie a Rakhi during Bhadra Kaal. This period is very inauspicious. This time the shadow of Bhadra is going to be there from 02.21 pm to 01.30 pm on 19 August.
Although Astrologer Dr. Arunesh Kumar Sharma It is said that due to the Moon being in Capricorn, Bhadra will be valid in the netherworld. Any auspicious work happening on earth will not be hindered by this. Therefore, you can tie a Rakhi to your brother without any hesitation after seeing the auspicious time.
This time, the best time to tie a Rakhi to your brother is only after the Bhadra period on Raksha Bandhan has passed. The best time to tie a Rakhi will be from 01.46 pm to 04.19 pm. That means you will get a full 2 hours and 33 minutes to tie the Rakhi. Apart from this, you can also tie a Rakhi on your brother’s wrist during Pradosh Kaal in the evening. Pradosh Kaal will be from 06.56 pm to 09.07 pm on this day.
On the day of Raksha Bandhan, wear clean clothes after taking bath in the morning. After this, the brother should take dakshina or rice in his hand and close his fist and get his sister to tie a Rakhi. First of all, the sister should cover her own and her brother’s head. After this, apply kumkum tilak on the forehead and apply Akshat, give a coconut in the right hand and tie the Raksha Sutra on the brother’s wrist. After tying the Raksha Sutra, the sisters should feed sweets to the brother and perform his Aarti. Wish for the brother’s long life and happiness. Give him a gift according to your capacity.
The tradition of celebrating Raksha Bandhan in India is centuries old. According to a legend, when King Bali took a promise from Lord Vishnu and kept him with him in the netherworld, then Mother Lakshmi tied a Rakhi on the wrist of Raksha King Bali and asked him to bring Lord Vishnu back home.
According to the story related to Mahabharata, once Draupadi tore a piece of cloth from her dress and tied it on Krishna’s wrist to heal his injury. Lord Shri Krishna was so happy and impressed by this that he made Draupadi his sister and took the responsibility of protecting her. It is said that since then the tradition of celebrating the festival of Raksha Bandhan has been going on.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)