Raksha Bandhan is the annual celebration that is focused on commemorating the unique bond between siblings. Raksha Bandhan 2024 will be marked on August 19. Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival which revolves around celebrating the protective bond that siblings share, especially that between brothers and sisters. Traditionally, sisters would tie a sacred thread - Rakhi - on their brother’s wrist as a symbol of the promise of protection that brothers make. On this occasion, siblings often give each other Raksha Bandhan-centric gifts, sweets and chocolates. As we prepare to celebrate Raksha Bandhan 2024, here is everything you need to know about this day, how to celebrate Raksha Bandhan 2024 and why it is an important festival.

Raksha Bandhan 2024 Date and Rakhi Purnima Tithi

Raksha Bandhan is celebrated every year on the last day of the Hindu lunar calendar month of Shravana, which typically falls in August. Raksha Bandhan 2024 will be commemorated on August 19. The Purnima Tithi for Raksha Bandhan 2024 begins at 03:04 AM on August 19, 2024 and will go on till 11:55 PM on August 19, 2024.

Rakhi 2024 Auspicious Timings

On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, people often do a special puja and tie the sacred thread on their sibling’s wrist. This ceremony is done at auspicious timings which needs to be followed. Here are the auspicious timings for Rakhi tying ceremony on August 19.

  • Raksha Bandhan Thread Ceremony Time - 01:30 PM to 08:55 PM

  • Aparahan Time Raksha Bandhan Muhurat - 01:35 PM to 04:07 PM

  • Pradosh Time Raksha Bandhan Muhurat - 06:39 to 08:55

Raksha Bandhan Celebration

The celebration of Rakhi is believed to be an extremely important festival. It is the most prominent festival that celebrates the bond among siblings in North India. While there are various festivals like Bhai Dooj, Karthikeya, etc that celebrate the unique bond between siblings, Raksha Bandhan is believed to be the most prominent and widely celebrated of them all. It is important to remember and acknowledge that the festival has also been marked widely by people who have made siblings outside their blood relations, and it is a way for them to commemorate their unique bonds. From their pets to their closest friends who protect them and have become closer than sisters/brothers, the celebration of Rakhi, in recent years, has been capturing the journey of various types of relationships that are heartening and full of love.

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