Wednesday 12 August 2015

Rakshabandhan: the everlasting bond of love

It is time to reaffirm the pious relationship between siblings, this Rakshabandhan. It is not only a gesture of love and affection but of duties and morals too. Brothers pledge to protect their sister from all the evils and sister in turn pray for their well-being. Raksha Bandhan is celebrated during the 5th word of the Hindu calendar. Rakshabandhan is a festival which talks about sister’s love that bestows upon the brother.

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Rakshabandhan as a festival is not just restricted to real Brother, but it extends to cousin brothers and friends who have a brotherly figure also participates in this ritual of celebrating Rakhi. In India, the festival begin months before the festival.

Rakshabandhan has retained its sacred meaning in modern times too. It celebrates the love between siblings and the customs remain beautifully intact even though when the society has modernised to the great extent.

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On this auspicious day of Rakhi festival sister visit to their Brother’s home or vice versa. The celebration commences with Puja and the celebration is then followed by offering prayers to the God for his long and healthy life. Special Rakhi and sweets are what you are going to find in the market. Rakhi sweets such as Motichoor Ladoos, Rasgullas, Soan Papdi, Pethas and many other sweets to satiate your taste buds. Rakhis were once available in the form of Silken Thread but now you get to have a wide variety of designs to choose from Rudraksh, Zardosi, Mauli, Kundan and many more are flooding the online stores. These designer Rakhis talks about the sense of artistry that has been quite lovingly inculcated in all the Rakhis.


It is a festival where the Brother pampers and spoils her sister with jewellery, apparel, cosmetics and other gift items. The convenience that these Rakhi stores provide is the fact that you can buy Rakhi gift for brother and send it to across India. Some of these online stores also allow you to make some international deliveries too. So no matter, whether your Brother is located on some other side of the globe but you can still send him Rakhi online.