Rakhi Bandhan Utsav is a holy day. Sisters fast from morning and tie Rakhi on the hands of brothers and ask for love and protection. As a result, the bond of love between them becomes stronger. Their relationship becomes more affectionate. The word Rakhi symbolizes the protection between brothers and sisters. The festival of Rakhi Bandhan is celebrated all over India but is known by different names. Rakhi Bandhan festival is observed as an important day in Hinduism.
Rakhi Purnima 2024
This year Rakhi Bandhan Utsav will be celebrated on 19th August 2024.
West Bengal
Rakhi Bandhan Utsav also known as Jhulan here, Krishna and Radha are celebrated by putting Krishna and Radha on a swing and decorating the swing well with flowers. This festival lasts five days starting from Ekadashi Day and ending on Rakhi Bandhan Utsav.
Maharashtra
Rakhi Bandhan Utsav is observed as Narali Purnima also called Rakhi Bandhan Utsav in Maharashtra. On this Narali Purnima, the sea god is worshiped, and coconuts are offered as prasad. During the Rakhi Bandhan festival in this city, sisters tie Rakhi’s on the hands of their brothers asking for love and protection. On this Rakhi Bandhan day, coconuts are thrown into the sea to protect fishermen from harm while they are in the sea. On this day the city’s people celebrate with great fanfare on the beach through different cultures. This day marks the end of the monsoon and the beginning of fishing.
Odisha
The people of Odisha have a tradition of worshiping cattle on this auspicious day of Rakhi Bandhan. On this day they make pita with coconut in a special way and distribute it to everyone. Rakhi Bandhan Utsav
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Rakhi Bandhan Utsav is very significant in these states. For example – Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh. This Rakhi Bandhan festival is known here as Kajadi Purnima. Another reason why this day is auspicious is that the farmers of the state sow wheat and barley crops on this day. That is why Goddess Bhagwati prays for a good harvest. On this Kajadi Purnima, the ritual is performed by some women who have a son. On the day of Navami, he goes to the field and brings soil in leaf cups in which barley is sown. These cups are cleaned with dung and kept in a dark room and these cups are worshiped for seven days. Finally, the women dip the cups in a nearby water body and pray for a long life for the son.
The festival of Rakhi Bandhan is celebrated as Avni Avittam in South India. It means Tamil month. The Rakhi Bandhan festival day carries religious significance for the Brahmins here. Lord Vishnu is believed to have returned the Vedas stolen by Lord Brahma to him. This is why Brahmins consider this day auspicious. The festival of Rakhi Bandhan is very significant for the Brahmin community in South India. On this day they start their day by bathing and donning a sacred thread and even changing the thread by observing certain rules. This thread is believed to open the third eye of knowledge. This ceremony is known as Rishi Tarpan.
Finally, it can be said that the festival of Rakhibandhan is celebrated with great emotion all over India. The emotions of sister and brother is also important to all kinds of monsters. The festival of Rakhi Bandhan brings together all the emotions of people. So maybe the Rakhi Bandhan festival is celebrated in almost every state across India. There is an emotion with it, and that emotion is also present in the people of every community.