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Raksha Bandhan 2020: Date, Muhurta And Significance Of This Day
Raksha Bandhan is one of the important Hindu festivals that marks the love and affection shared between a brother and sister. The festival is celebrated all over India with harmony. This year the date falls on 3 August 2020. On this day, sisters tie Rakhi on the right wrists of their brothers and pray for their welfare and healthy life. They seek blessings from God to bless their brothers with a prosperous and happy life. In return, the brothers promise their sisters to protect them forever.
This is one of the most beautiful festivals celebrated in Indian culture and today we are going to tell you more about it.
Muhurta For Raksha Bandhan 2020
Every
year
Raksha
Bandhan
is
observed
on
the
Purnima
tithi
of
Shravan
or
Sawan
month.
This
year
Purnima
tithi
falls
on
3
August
2020.
The
Purnima
tithi
began
at
09:28
pm
on
2
August
2020
and
will
stay
till
09:28
pm
on
3
August
2020.
The
muhurta
for
tying
Rakhi
will
begin
at
09:28
am
on
3
August
2020
and
will
stay
till
9:27
pm
on
the
same
date.
During
this
muhurta,
the
sisters
can
tie
Rakhi
to
their
brothers.
This
year
Raksha
Bandhan
falls
on
Monday
which
is
the
last
and
fifth
Sawan
Somwar.
Devotees
of
Lord
Shiva
will
be
praying
the
deity
and
seeking
his
blessings.
Rituals
- On Raksha Bandhan, people should wake up early and freshen up.
- After taking a bath, they should prepare the thali for Raksha Bandhan.
- The thali should contain Roli, curd, Akshat, flowers, Doobh, Chandan, Diya and sweets.
- Put Rakhis also in the thalis. Now place the thali near the deities and offer prayers.
- After this, you can tie Rakhis to your brother.
- First apply a tilak on their foreheads using curd, Roli, Chandan and Akshat.
- Now tie the Rakhi on their wrists and do their aarti.
- After this, give them sweets to eat.
- Make sure you tie Rakhi only when the Bhadra Kaal is over.
Significance Of Raksha Bandhan
- The festival symbolises the bond shared by brothers and sisters.
- In Sanskrit, Raksha Bandhan means the bond of protection, love and care.
- On this day, brothers promise their sister to protect them from every difficulty and support them during tough times.
- Brothers present gifts to their sisters on this day.
- There are many folk stories associated with the festival of Raksha Bandhan.
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