Raksha Bandhan 2021 | Importance of Raksha Bandhan

Raksha Bandhan is one of the most sacred and important festivals of Hinduism. This festival is dedicated to brotherhood and cooperation.

The festival of Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on the Purnima of the month of Shravan. Hence it is also known as Shravani or Saluno in many places.

In today’s time, this festival is mainly dedicated to the relationship of brother and sister, but in many places Brahmins also tie Rakhi to their host. Along with this, sometimes Rakhi is also tied to a leader or eminent persons in public.

In fact, this festival of Raksha Bandhan is a festival showing the faith and power of human feelings. This is the reason why this festival is celebrated with so much fanfare by the Hindu Community almost all over the world.

Raksha Bandhan 2021

In the year 2021, the festival of Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated on 22nd August, Sunday.

Importance of Raksha Bandhan

The festival of Raksha Bandhan makes us realize how much power is there in emotions. Raksha Sutra is the power of feelings bound by a sister to her brother. Which makes him realize that this thread of Rakshasutra will protect him in dire circumstances, in the same way the sister is promised by the brother that he will try to protect her in every calamity.

Raksha Bandhan is the festival which shows us the importance of faith and the power of emotions. We also get to see this importance of this festival in the historical and mythological beliefs associated with it.

The story related to Indra showing the power of emotion associated with it. This is the reason why this festival of Raksha Bandhan has got such an important place in Hindu culture.

Modern Tradition of Raksha Bandhan

In today’s time, there has been a lot of change in the festival of Raksha Bandhan than before. In the earlier times, this festival was celebrated by the Guru-disciple, priest and host and relatives.

But in today’s time, the festival of Raksha Bandhan is mainly dedicated to the brother-sister relationship. This festival serves to strengthen this sacred relationship of brother and sister even more.

The festival of Raksha Bandhan is also very entertaining, on this many attractive gifts are also given by brothers to their sisters.

However, along with many good changes, there have been many negative changes in the festival of Raksha Bandhan.

In earlier times, Rakshasutra used to be a simple silk thread but in today’s time various types of Rakshasutra are sold on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Many of these Rakshasutras are also made of gold and silver, whose price is very high.

In fact, it has become a way of showcasing wealth. We have to understand this, the importance of Raksha is related to the feelings and belief of its binder and its wearer and not from what the Rakshasutra is made of.


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