Meaning
Raksha Bandhan is all about ‘bond of love and protection’. ‘Raksha’ means protection, ‘bandhan’ means obliged or bind. Thus the Rakhi Festival flourishes the love, care, affection and the sacred feeling of brotherhood.
Rakhi in ancient times -
Karnavati and Humayun When Queen Karnavati of Chittor was threatened by the Sultan of Gujarat, she sent a rakhi to Mughal Emperor Humayun asking for his help. Humayun, who was busy in Bengal at that time, rushed for her rescue, giving full respect to rakhi tradition. But alas, before he could reach Chittor, the state had to face devastation. Queen Karnavati had done jauhar (act of self-immolation).
A Mahabharata Tale Before the battle of Mahabharata, Lord Krishna told Yudhisthir, elder Pandava brother, to perform rakhi ceremony which would act as a shield for him and his army. Draupadi, wife of the Pandavas, tied a thread on Lord Krishna’s wrist, seeking his blessings for her husbands.
Rakhi in modern times-
It's a weapon, even more powerful than the nuclear weapon, which can destroy the male sex completely without even a blink of an eye!!!! This day atleast is safe for the fairer sex to move around freely without the fear of being teased around by all the ADAMS!!
I rem'm an incident which occured around 7-8 yrs back, i n my cousin sis were roaming in a mall and contrary to the custom of EVE TEASING ,we were surprised as to y not even a single guy was teasing us.........on the way bac home we got to know the reason- our brothers were bashing up all those guys who were even looking at us..... Moral of the story is ,if u want to visit ur boyfriend don't do the mistake of taking ur brothers along.... JUST JOKING, actually brothers are our protectors. They may be overly possessive,but we still love them. For all my brothers, LOVE u all and MISS u !!!!!!
This year the Raksha Bandhan is on Tuesday, the 28th of August.
Raksha Bandhan in 2008 is on Saturday, the 16th of August.
Raksha Bandhan in 2009 is on Wednesday, the 5th of August.
Raksha Bandhan in 2010 is on Tuesday, the 24th of August.
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Raksha Bandhan is beautifully described as the symbol of love and protection,it covers the story from ancient times and also describes modern time.On this occasion brother Send Rakhi Gifts to India for sisters in order to express their affection.
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