Raksha Bandhan 2018: Puja Timings, History, Significance of the festival

Rakshabandhan represents the sacred bond shared between brothers and sisters, where one promises to protect the other. The festival, more popularly known as “Rakhi”, is celebrated all over the world and is not only limited to the Hindu community. People of all faiths celebrate it and it is one of the major festivals of India. The festival of Rakshabandhan falls on the day of Shravan Purnima i.e. the full moon day of the month of Shravana. This year, Rakshabandhan is on Sunday, 26th of August, 2018.

History associated with Rakshabandhan

There are numerous interesting stories associated with the festival of Rakshabandhan. You will be surprised to know that this festival has a scriptural background.

# According to Bhavishya Purana, the wife of Indra, Sachi, consulted Lord Vishnu during the fierce battle between Indra and Bali Maharaja. Lord Vishnu gave her a Raksha sutra i.e. a sacred protection thread and asked her to tie it on the hand of her husband, after which he shall become invincible in battle. Thus, Lord Indra was victorious over Bali and regained his celestial kingdom, Amravati.

# According to Vishnu Purana, after asking Bali Maharaja to go to Sutala loka, Lord Vamanadev promised him to be his gatekeeper. Since he went away from Vaikuntha, Devi Lakshmi began to miss her husband. She went to visit Bali Maharaja and tied a sacred thread on his hand and accepted him as her brother. In return, he promised her to grant her a boon. She asked him to let her serve her husband in Vaikuntha; to which Bali Maharaja agreed.

# In Mahabharata, when the Pandavas and Kauravas were at war, Draupadi tied a sacred thread to Lord Krishna’s hand  and Kunti tied it on the hand of her grandson, Abhimanyu.

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