Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan falls on the full moon day in the month of Shrawan (July-August). Two festivals are observed on this day-Shravani and Raksha Bandhan. Shravani enjoins on the performer to clean his body, perform the Pooja as ordained in the scriptures in order to propitiate gods and ancestral spirits so as to be bestowed upon with all the blessings. The preceptor begins the year's academic session on this day. The celebration of Raksha Bandhan is much more popular. On this day, the sister ties a thread on the wrist of her brother(s) as a mark of the unbreakable love of each other and the brother's obligation to guard the sister through out the life. |
