Raksha Bandhan / Bhadra has increased the wait, sisters will get just this much time for Rakhi

Raksha Bandhan : Today is the festival of Raksha Bandhan. This festival has great importance in Hinduism and it is a symbol of unbreakable relationship between brother and sister. Whenever the festival of Rakhi comes, the discussion starts about when is the auspicious time to tie Rakhi. In the festival of Rakhi, the whole game is about the auspicious time. The rest of the time has no special significance on this day. So let us know how much time sisters will get this time to tie Rakhi on their brother's wrist and in which auspicious time Rakhi can be tied today.

These are the two auspicious times

In the year 2024 Raksha Bandhan, the first auspicious time to tie Rakhi will start in the afternoon. Till then sisters will have to wait to tie Rakhi on their brother's wrist. This time the time of Bhadrakaal will start from 2.21 pm which will last till 1.30 pm. This is the time when tying Rakhi is considered inauspicious. The first auspicious time will start at 1:46 pm. This time will last till 4:19 pm. In this context, this time sisters will get 2 hours 33 minutes to tie Rakhi. Apart from this, the second auspicious time is being formed in the evening in Pradosh Kaal. Pradosh Kaal will start at 6:55 pm in the evening which will last till 9:07 pm. This is also considered an auspicious time to tie Rakhi.

Tradition of Rakshabandhan

The festival of Rakshabandhan has been celebrated in India for a long time. According to the story of Mahabharata, Draupadi tore a piece of cloth from her dress and tied it to heal Krishna's injury. Krishna was very happy with this and he took the responsibility of protecting Draupadi. ​​Since then the tradition of celebrating the festival of Rakshabandhan started. One story is related to King Bali and Lord Vishnu. Apart from this, there are many other beliefs about Rakshabandhan.

At what time should Rakhi be tied in 2024?

• Purnima Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Sawan month starts - from 3:04 am on 19 August 2024
• Purnima Tithi ends - at 11:55 pm on 19 August 2024
• Auspicious time to tie Rakhi - from 1:30 pm to 9:08 pm on 19 August

What is the time of Bhadra in Raksha Bandhan 2024?

• Bhadra starts - from 05:53 am on 19 August
• Bhadra ends - at 1:30 pm

Keep in mind the rules on the day of Raksha Bandhan

• On the day of Raksha Bandhan, get up early in the morning, take a bath and sprinkle Gangajal in the entire house.
• After bathing, while offering water to Sun God, remember your Kul Devta and take his blessings.
• Keep Rakhi, Diya, Akshat, Kalash, Sindoor, sweets and Roli in a copper or brass plate in the Rakhi thali.

While tying the Rakhi, keep in mind that the brother's face should be towards the east.

• First apply Tilak on the brother's forehead and then tie the Rakhi on the brother's wrist.
• Sisters should tie the Rakhi on the brother's right hand only. After this, the sister and brother should feed sweets to each other.

Chant this mantra while tying the Rakhi

• Yen Baddho Bali Raja, Danavendra Mahabalah. Ten Tvam Prati Bachhami Rakshe, Ma Chal Ma Chal.

(Disclaimer: The information given here is based on religious beliefs and folk beliefs. There is no scientific evidence of this. Zoom News does not provide proof of the truth of any thing.)