Most Essential Things for Ritualistic Raksha Bandhan Celebrations

As there are rituals for celebrating all the Hindu festivals, Raksha Bandhan also has some rituals that hold immense significance. Celebrating the sacred festival in a proper ritualistic way is important and if you are not much aware of the rituals of this great Indian festival, then scroll down as we have mentioned the different rakhi rituals and their significance. As for the timings and placements to conduct the ceremony, you can refer to the newspaper or news channel before the Raksha Bandhan day. Rest all is given below.

Rakhi

A sacrosanct string of Rakhi is the thing that defines the solid and unbeatable bond siblings share, the wonderful bond in the whole world. And Raksha Bandhan is the festival to celebrate this beautiful bond. The most important role is played by the holy string called rakhi, which is tied on the wrist of brother by sister.

Early Bath

There is a sense of excitement that resides in the hearts of the siblings on this amazing day which takes away the sleep and makes them wake early. And after getting up early in the morning, the next thing to do is to take a bath. After that, worshipping and praying to God soon after taking a bath to bless brothers and sisters with a long and healthy life.

Fasting by Sisters

In many parts of the country, the festival of Raksha Bandhan observes sisters keeping fasts for their brothers to bless them with happy, long, healthy, and prosperous lives. Fasting is a ritual followed by sisters on this festival to shower God’s blessings on their brothers. Sisters keep fasting till they perform the rakhi ceremony.

Rakhi Puja Thali

Well, performing the ceremony without the rakhi thali is always incomplete. So sisters take the activity of decorating a thali for rakhi ceremony very seriously and they put their 100% into it. They try to make it look amazing and beautiful and arrange all the stuff inside it with enthusiasm.

Tilak Ceremony

Tilak is considered as promising and holy in Hindu conventions and culture. Applying a tilak of kumkum on the forehead of the siblings implies opening the third, knowledge or wisdom eye.

Aarti

This one is basically done to ward off all evil and dangers from the life of the brother. The flames of the holy diya eliminates the darkness and keeps the person grounded and safe in the real world. This is performed not only on rakhi but on other auspicious occasions as well.

Tying Rakhi

This is the most crucial part of the whole celebration, tying the holy thread on the wrist of your brother and wishing all the luck, and success to him. Also, taking the promise that he will be there for you besides you regardless of the situation and will always stand with you and for you. This is certainly an emotional moment for most of us as it signifies our love for our brothers who are our strengths as well as weaknesses.

Sweetening Brother’s Mouth

All the prayers and blessings then are accompanied with some sweets. Offering sweets is considered to add sweetness to the strong bond of brother and sister.

Gift Exchange

Finally comes the time which most of us wait eagerly for, exchanging gifts. At last brothers present some gifts as a token of love to their sisters and sisters do the same.

So, these were the complete Raksha Bandhan rituals. If you haven’t yet purchased the rakhi sacred thread and gifts for your siblings, then you can buy a rakhi signature box online. Happy Raksha Bandhan!