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True Meaning of the Rakhi - Far Beyond Just a String

Rakhi is not just the string tied on the wrists. We use to tie Rakhi to keep all the evil things away from us in order to protect our lives & bring more happiness & joy in our lives.

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True Meaning of the Rakhi - Far Beyond Just a String

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  1. R A K H I F A R B E Y O N D J U S T A S T R I N G

  2. MEANING OF RAKHI Rakhi is not just the string tied on the wrists. We use to tie Rakhi to keep all the evil things away from us in order to protect our lives & bring more happiness & joy in our lives.  Rakhi is not limited to brothers & sisters but anyone can tie it to any other person. This is the symbol of love, care, affection. A wife can tie rakhi husband to ensure his safety & wish him all the good luck. a girl can tie rakhi to her brother, sister, mother & father too. Even it can be tied between the adopted children as well as binding them as true siblings.  

  3. Indra & sachi MYTHOLOGICAL REFRENCES Nariyal Poornima Krishna & Draupadi

  4. INDRA & SACHI As per Bhavishya Purana, Indra the King of Devas was advised by Deva Guru Brihaspati to wear a Rakhi as a protection against enemies (Demons) when he was facing defeat at the hands of Vritra Asura. Accordingly, Sachi Devi (consort of Indra) tied a Rakhi to Indra.

  5. NARIYAL POORNIMA Rakhi was intended to be the worship of the sea-god Varuna. Hence, offerings of coconut to Varuna, ceremonial bathing, and fairs at waterfronts accompany this festival. Usually, Koli (fishermen) offer coconut and rakhi to the Sea God Varuna – this festival is known as Nariyal (Coconut) Poornima.

  6. KRISHNA & DRAUPADI In the epic Mahabharat, before going to great war of Mahabharat Draupadi tied rakhi to Krishna wishing him a safety & good luck when he was fighting with Pandavas. And Kunti tied her rakhi to Abhimanyu (Her Grandson). The great war of Mahabharat won by the Pandavas in Mahabharat.

  7. Purushottam HISTORICAL REFERENCES Humayun Rabindranath Tagore

  8. PURUSHOTTAM According to one legendary, Alexander the Great was defeated in the battle of hydapses by the Hindu King Purushottam of Punjab. Alexander’s wife tied a Rakhi to Purushottam to protect her husband from being slain.  

  9. RABINDRANATH TAGORE In 1905, the British empire divided Bengal, a province of British India on the basis of religion. Rabindra Nath Tagore arranged a ceremony to celebrate Raksha Bandhan to strengthen the bond of love and togetherness between Hindus and Muslims of Bengal, and urge them to together protest the British empire. He used the idea of Raksha Bandhan to spread the feeling of brotherhood.

  10. H E L P Y O U R B R O TH E R ' S B O A T A C R O S S , A N D Y O U R O W N W I L L R E A C H TH E S H O R E .

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  12. THANKS

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