On-The-Occasion-Of-Raksha-Bandhan

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

{image-24-rakhi-240810.jpg-www.boldsky.com}Raksha-Bandhan,-is-a-festival-dedicated-to-celebrate-the-love-between-brothers-and-sisters.-It-is-celebrated-on-a-full-moon-day-of-the-month-of-Shravana.-On-Raksha-Bandhan,-the-sister-binds-her-brother-to-her-love-by-tying-a-sacred-thread-around-his-wrist.-This-thread-assures-good-life-to-the-brother-and-he-promises-to-save-his-sister-from-all-evils.-The-origin-of-Raskha-Bandhan-has-still-not-been-traced-but-there-are-many-significant-incidents-which-revolve-around-this-auspicious-day.

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Draupadi-And-Lord-Krishna

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Krishna-while-fighting-evil-King-Shishupal,-had-hurt-his-finger.-When-Draupadi-saw-this,-she-tore-a-strip-of-cloth-from-her-saari-and-tied-it-on-his-finger.-Krishna-was-overwhelmed-by-this-gesture-and-accepted-her-as-his-sister.-King-Bali-And-Goddess-LakhmiKing-Mahabali-was-a-great-devotee-of-Lord-Vishnu.-Lord-Vishnu,-had-taken-up-the-job-of-protecting-Bali's-kingdom.-For-this-purpose-he-had-to-leave-Vikundam.-Goddess-Lakhmi,-however-wanted-to-stay-along-with-Vishnu.-She-disguised-as-a-Bhramin-and-took-refuge-in-Bali's-kingdom.-On-the-day-of-Poornima,-she-tied-the-sacred-thread-on-Bali's-wrist-and-revealed-her-identity.-Bali-was-touched-by-her-devotion-to-her-husband-and-prayed-Vishnu-to-return-to-his-abode.-Apart-from-these-two-significant-incidents,-there-are-many-more-incidents-which-mark-the-importance-of-Raksha-Bandhan.-Since-6000-years,-the-festival-of-Raksha-Bandhan-is-being-celebrated-across-India-and-by-Indians-across-the-globe.-No-matter-how-much-you-fight-and-envy-each-other-but-at-the-end-of-the-day-brother-and-sister-are-the-best-of-friends-and-partner-of-all-crimes.-In-this-professional-age,-though-the-spirits-of-Rakhi-is-the-same,-the-celebration-is-not.-In-this-age-of-professionalism,-occasions-like-Rakhi-has-become-a-mode-of-bringing-the-otherwise-scattered-family-together.-Brothers-and-sisters-across-the-globe-find-it-necessary-to-contact-and-meet-each-other.-But-with-Rakhi-being-a-working-day,-brothers-living-in-the-same-city-too-find-it-difficult-to-meet-theirs-sisters.-So,-what-do-you-think?-Should-Rakhi-be-a-national-holiday?-For-brothers-and-sisters-who-are-cannot-meet-this-Rakha-Bahndan,-you-can-now-send-flowers,-cakes-and-rakhi's-online---Flowers.Oneindia