Happy Raksha Bandhan. Wishing you happy rakshabandhan

Rakshabandhan's religious and historical importance, that's why Rakhi is celebrated

Happy Raksha Bandhan

Happy Raksha Bandhan

Happy Raksha Bandhan

The festival of Rakshabandhan is celebrated on the full moon date of Shravan month.  It is generally considered a festival of siblings but, according to different places and folk traditions, it is considered as a festival of Raksha Bandhan in different forms.  By the way, this festival is related to defense.  To show gratitude to whoever is going to protect you, you can tie a rakshaasutra to him.

Happy Rakshabandhan

Happy Raksha Bandhan

Draupati tied Rakhi to Lord Krishna

 A story of Rakhi is also famous since Mahabharata period.  Lord Krishna had told Yudhishthira about the Raksha Sutra that celebrate the festival of Raksha Bandhan with your army, this will protect the Pandavas and their army.  Sri Krishna also said that Raksha Sutra has amazing power.

Happy Raksha Bandhan

Happy Raksha Bandhan

A sari cloth tied to stop blood

 When Krishna was killed in the index finger while slaughtering Shishupala, Draupadi had torn her sari and tied it on her finger to stop the blood.  It was also the full moon day of Shravan month.  God had paid this debt by saving his shame at the time of incision.  Rakhi tying ceremony started from that time

Wishing You Happy Rakshabandhan

Wishing you happy rakshabandhan

There is also a second belief about Rakshabandhan that King Indra was very upset when there was a fight between the Devas and the demons and the demons were marching towards victory.  Seeing Indra upset, her Indrani worshiped God.  Pleased with his worship, God gave him a mantra thread.  Indrani tied this thread on Indra's wrist and Indra won.  This thread was named Rakshasutra and later this Raksha Sutra became Raksha Bandhan.

Wishing Raksha Bandhan

Wishing Raksha Bandhan

Lakshmiji tied rakhi to king Bali

 King Bali had tried to gain control over heaven by performing a yajna.  Fearing the austerity of sacrifice, Devraj Indra prayed to Lord Vishnu.  Vishnuji took the form of Vamana Brahmins and reached for alms from King Bali.  Even after Guru Shukracharya's refusal, Bali did not give up his resolve and donated three steps of land.

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