| Raksha
Bandhan Festival
Raksha
Bandhan in India is one of the most important festival and
is celebrated with faith and enthusiasm. Raksha Bandhan festival
in India is essentially celebrated between brothers and sisters
and intends to strengthen the eternal bond of love share by
them. Rakhi is celebrated all over India and amongst all sections
of Hindu society. Rakhi celebrations are however more prominent
in North India.In
India, celebrations for Rakhi begin a month before the festival.
Markets wear a festival look as colorful Rakhi stall mushroom
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On
the day of Raksha Bandhan, everyone in the house is up early and
gets dressed in fine clothes. The puja room is swept clean. A puja
thaali containing water, rice, flowers, a coconut and rakhis is
first placed in front of the God. The mistress of the house then
conducts the puja by bathing the deity and tying a rakhi on it.
Rice from the thaali is then showered on the God and the ritual
thus ends. The remaining rakhis in the puja thaali are then tied
to the male members of the family. Brothers and sisters staying
away from home start making plans for a visit to home. For them
Raksha Bandhan is the time for family.The festival of Rakhi is also
known as Narial Poornima or Coconut Full Moon.
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