Raksha bandhan 2023 Date: Rakhi Muhurat Time, History, Importance and Puja Vidhi
Rakshabandhan is the festival of siblings, in which the sister ties a thread which is called Rakhi , to the brother's wrist and in return the brother gives some cash or gift with a promise
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The complete details about the Raksha Bandhan 2023, its Muhurat, Time, History, Importance, & Puja Vidhi is given here.
Indian Festivals
India is a country of festivals and people enjoy performing various rituals that are pre-decided by our ancestors on special occasions. These festivals help us to stay connected with our basics and to the culture we have got from our elders.
All these rituals have special significance and they are not just performed for enjoyment.
- Karwa Chauth is the festival where the wife shows her respect and love towards her husband by doing tough fasting and without even intaking water on this day to increase the life of her husband.
- Holi is the colorful festival which shows the change in weather from winter to spring. It also signifies the success of good over bad/evil. In this festival, people pour colors on others and dance on songs with their families, friends and neighbors.
- Diwali signifies the success of light over darkness, understanding over misunderstanding, and good over hate. As per the Indian Mythology, Lord Rama came back to Ayodhya, which was his birth as well as rule place on the occasion of Diwali. People light Diyas on this festival and eat Gujiya Sweet.
In a similar way, Rakshabandhan is the festival of siblings, in which the sister ties a thread which is called Rakhi , to the brother's wrist and in return the brother gives some cash or gift with a promise that he will take care of his sister till their last breath. People eagerly wait for Raksha Bandhan, which is also celebrated as Rakhi Purnima as it usually occurs on the full-moon day during the Sacred month of Shravana.
Raksha Bandhan 2023 Date
The Raksha Bandhan festival date for 2023 year is August 30th, Wednesday.Rakhi Muhurat
August 30th, Wednesday morning 10:58 Am to August 31st, Thursday morning 07:05 Am.
Rakhi Time 2023 ( Rakshabandhan Shubh Muharat)
The Aparnaa (late afternoon) time is considered as the best to tie the Rakhi on the best of your brother and specially the Pradosh kaal. Never tie the Rakhi over the wrist of your brother in the Bhadra period.
Rakshabandhan Importance
This festival is designed to respect any type of brother-sister relationship between a male and a female who are, at times, not biologically related.
On this day in the year, a sister wraps a bracelet kind of thread around her brother's wrist and prays for his prosperity, general wellbeing, and health.
At present time, many modern people have changed the ritual of a woman tying Rakhi to a man and some sisters also tie this thread on their sister's wrist and vice versa for the brothers.
Rakhi is extremely important as a festival in the world today to make people understand about the importance of the security of the female in this cruel world.
A brother-sister relationship is far more deep in comparison with other relationships as they have grown up together and are familiar with each other's strong points and flaws but still love each other unconditionally.
Rakshabandhan Puja Vidhi 2023
A lot of Vedic Puja is done on this occasion of Rakhi which in return gives power to the one performing the rituals. There are prayers for multiple hindu gods and goddesses
The most simple Puja Vidhi for Rakhi is:
First of all, brother and sister together should worship their favorite deity and offer rakhi to them. Now for brother's tilak, make brother sit on a square and do his tilak. Make sure that they both are sitting facing the East direction. After Tilak, the sister performs aarti to the brother and ties Raksha Sutra on his right wrist and feeds him sweets. In return the brother gives her blessings and gifts (depending on the choice).
Raksha Bandhan Facts
The Story behind Raksha Bandhan was related to Lord Krishna. Krishna once cut off his hand while flying a kite, seeing this, Draupadi tore some cloth from her Saree and tied it to the hurt hand of Krishna. In return to this care, Lord Krishna promised to protect her under any circumstances. Thus during the Cheer Haran episode of the Mahabharata, Lord Krishna helps Draupadi.
The Facts related to Raksha Bandhan are:
- Raksha Bandhan is also known as Rakhi, Rakhi Poornima and Rakhri nationwide.
- The thread tied by the sister to the brother’s wrist denotes the ‘Bandhan’ in the Raksha Bandhan and denotes raksha.
- In some village areas, it is believed that the sister should tie rakhi to her sister-in-law together with the brother. These Rakhi’s are called Lumba Rakhis.
- This festival falls on the last day of Shravan & devotees pay gratitude to Lord Vishnu by doing prayers at the sea. It is celebrated as ‘Nariyal Poornima’ in Maharashtra.
- Rabindra Nath Tagore, the Nobel Prize winner, used this festival to maintain peace and harmony between the Hindus and Muslims during 1905, Partition of Bengal.
- This festival is celebrated universally showing the bond between brothers and sisters. It is celebrated in countries : USA, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mauritius, & UAE.
Conclusion
The complete details about the Raksha Bandhan 2023 including its date, rakhi Muhurat, time , story, importance, Puja Vidhi and some other important facts are specified above.
