Raksha Bandhan is a famous festival celebrated by Hindus in the Shravan month during the full moon day, or purnima tithi (according to the Bengali calendar), every year. Raksha Bandhan, also commonly referred to as Rakhi Bandhan, is celebrated on Rukhi Purnima. The festival is widely celebrated by the Hindu religion but also celebrated by Bodh, Sikhs, Jains, and Punjabis.
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Raksha Bandhan festival
The Raksha Bandhan festival means the bond of protection, obligation,
or care and is a sacred relationship between brothers and sisters. On this
festival day, sisters tie a sacred thread known as rakhi on their brother’s right wrist and pray to God, wishing them well,
long life, and health. At last, they also feed them sweets. On the other hand,
brothers promise to protect their sisters and also gift them. This festival is regarded as the
representation of unwavering love and dedication of brothers and sisters.
Raksha Bandhan 2025
Every year the Rakhi bandhan
festival is celebrated in the month of Shravan. Raksha Bandhan 2025 will also be celebrated with great joy on
August 9th, 2025.
Raksha Bandhan Date
Raksha Bandan will be celebrated in
2025 on 9 August, Saturday.
Purnima tithi: Starts 8 August,
Friday, noon, 2:12 pm - Finish 9 August, Saturday, noon, 1:24pm.
Purnima broto time: 8th August,
Friday, 2:12 pm to 9th August, Saturday, 1:24pm.
Raksha Bandhan time
According to the scriptures, the festival should be celebrated at an auspicious time. This festival is a symbol of deep love, compassion, and respect between brothers and sisters. The best time for Raksha Bandan is during Aparahna, which means late afternoon, according to the Hindu scripture of the day.
Shubha muhurata/auspicious time – 9th August, Saturday 2025, 5:47 am to 1:24 pm, duration of time to tie Rakhi 7 hours 37 minutes.
According to scriptures, the Rakhi festival should not be celebrated during Bhadra Kal. That time, it is considered inauspicious to tie Rakhi in a traditional ceremony. So, we must avoid the time and celebrate after Bhadrakal. Bhadra Kal means the inauspicious time start on 8th August (daytime) at 2:12 pm to 9thAugust 1:52 pm. So, the best time to tie rakhi will be 9th August 2025, Saturday.
Sunrise time is 6.04 am, and sun set is at 6.69pm
History of Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is explained in many
ways in many mythology books. The story goes, according to mythology, when Lord
Krishna fought to kill Shishupal after he committed 100 crimes, then Krishna’s
index finger was cut and started bleeding. Draupadi pulled apart a piece of her sharee and tied Krishna’s finger to
stop bleeding. Then Lord Krishna promised to protect Draupadi. In the meeting
of Dhritarashtra, when Draupadi was stripped of her clothes by the Pandavas, Krishna protected Draupadi’s
honour as promised. It is believed that the festival has been celebrated
since then.
How to celebrate Raksha Bandhan
Preparation for Festival
According to scriptures, everyone has to take a bath for every good
deed. If possible, all wear new clothes and must avoid black clothes after
completing the puja, and arrange the puja thali with white sandal, Deepak,
rice, roli (Abir) sweets, and Rakhi for tying brother’s hand. Clean the area
where the ceremony will take place. Follow the auspicious time.
How to Ceremony
At first, Brother has to sit
facing east, and then Sister puts an arranged thali in front of Brother to
symbolize passivity, and then tilak has to be applied on the forehead, and also
roli and rice. After that, the sister ties rakhi on the brother’s right wrist. The
ceremony will be completed step by step with circling a diya around the brother’s
face, praying for wellbeing, longlife, and health, feeding sweets and
exchanging gifts and love and appreciation. The festival makes the relationship
between two siblings and also two families deepen.
Conclusion: Raksha Bandhan is a sacred festival in Hindu religion known as Rakhi Bandhan in bengali society celebrate in purnima tithi in shraban month every year.