Raksha Bandhan 2024: Tomorrow the festival of Rakshabandhan 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 thread of three colors on their brother’s wrist, which is called Rakhi. Then she wishes for his long life and good fortune. In return the brother promises to protect his sister. On Rakshabandhan, brothers can also give a gift to their sister. But some people are very worried about Bhadra Kaal falling on Rakhi. Especially those who are thinking about tying Rakhi to their brother in the morning, they are still confused. Let us know what astrology says about this.
Bhadra Kaal time on Rakshabandhan (Raksha Bandhan 2024 Bhadra Kaal)
According to the Hindu calendar, this time Bhadra Kaal is going to fall on the festival of Rakhi. Brother should never tie Rakhi during Bhadra period. This period is very inauspicious. This time the shadow of Bhadra is going to remain from 02.21 am to 01.30 pm on 19th August.
Although Astrologer Dr. Arunesh Kumar Sharma It is said that due to Moon being in Capricorn, Bhadra will be valid in the underworld. Any auspicious work happening on earth will not be hindered by this. Therefore, you can tie Rakhi to your brother without any hesitation after seeing the auspicious time.
Auspicious time for tying Rakhi (Raksha Bandhan 2024 Shubh Muhurt)
This time, after the completion of Bhadra period on Rakshabandhan, it is becoming the best time to tie Rakhi to brother. The best time to tie Rakhi will be from 01.46 pm to 04.19 pm. That means you will get full time of 2 hours 33 minutes to tie Rakhi. Apart from this, you can also tie Rakhi on your brother’s wrist in the evening during Pradosh period. On this day, Pradosh Kaal will be from 06.56 pm to 09.07 pm.
How to celebrate Rakshabandhan?
On the day of Rakshabandhan, wear clean clothes after taking bath in the morning. After this, brother should take Dakshina or rice in his hand and make a fist and get Rakhi tied by his sister. First of all the sister should cover herself and her brother’s head. After this, apply kumkum tilak on the forehead and apply Akshat, give coconut directly in the hand and tie Raksha Sutra on the brother’s wrist. After tying Raksha Sutra, sisters should sweeten the brother’s mouth and perform his aarti. Pray for your brother’s long life and happiness. Make sure to give them a gift as per your capacity.
Tradition and significance of Raksha Bandhan (Raksha Bandhan 2024 Significance)
The tradition of celebrating Rakshabandhan 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 underworld. Then Mother Lakshmi tied Rakhi on the wrist of Raksha Raja Bali and asked him to return home of Lord Vishnu.
According to the story related to Mahabharata, once Draupadi had torn a 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 Rakshabandhan has been going on.