Raksha Bandhan 2024
According to the Hindu calendar, the festival of Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on the full moon day of Shukla Paksha of Shravan month. The Raksha Bandhan holiday represents the love between brothers and sisters. On this day, sisters tie a rakhi on the brother’s wrist and take a promise from them to protect them. This time the festival of Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated tomorrow, 19 August.
This year, on August 19, the Sawan full moon date will begin at 3:04 am and end at 11:55 pm. This Raksha Bandhan, Bhadra will cast a shadow. Astrologers advise against doing auspicious work during Bhadra, hence Rakhi should not be tied at this time. Apart from this, astrologers say that this year the festival of Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated in four auspicious yogas.
4 Inscrutable Moments on Raksha Bandhan
Along with the auspicious yogas on Raksha Bandhan, there will be some inauspicious Muhurats as well. Tying a Rakhi on the brother’s wrist during these Muhurats is considered very auspicious. Vijay Muhurat will be available on this day from 2:35 pm to 3:27 pm. After this, the evening Sandhya Muhurta will be from 6:56 pm to 8:02 pm. At the same time, Amrit Kaal will be from 8:24 pm to 9:50 pm.
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Bhadra Ka Saya (Raksha Bandhan 2024 Shubh Muhurat & Bhadra Timings)
According to astrologers, Bhadra will start at 2:21 am on 19th August. Bhadra will be in the tail position from 9:51 am to 10:53 am. Then, Bhadra will be in face position from 10:53 am to 12:37 pm. After this, Bhadra will end at 1:30 pm. Astrology states that Bhadra is a very unlucky season and that no good deed should be carried out now. And Rakhi can be tied after 1:21 pm on 19th August.
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These will be The Auspicious Times for Tying Rakhi
There are going to be two auspicious times to tie a Rakhi to your brother on Raksha Bandhan. During any of these fortunate times, you can tie a Rakhi on your brother’s wrist. The first auspicious time to tie a Rakhi on Raksha Bandhan will be from 01:46 PM to 04:19 PM. That means you will get a full 2 hours and 33 minutes to tie the Rakhi.
Second auspicious time- Apart from this, you can also tie a rakhi on your brother’s wrist during Pradosh Kaal in the evening. Pradosh Kaal will be from 06:56 PM to 09:07 PM on this day.
4 Auspicious Coincidences on Raksha Bandhan
This time, not one but four auspicious yoga are going to be formed simultaneously on Raksha Bandhan. Actually, on this day, there is a combination of Sarvarth Siddhi Yoga, Shobhan Yoga, Ravi Yoga, and Shravan Nakshatra. On this day, Sarvarth Siddhi Yoga will last from 5:53 am to 8:10 am. Aside from this, Shobhan Yoga will begin on August 19 at 04:28 and end on August 20 at 12:47. Unfortunately, because of Bhadra, Rakhi cannot be tied to this auspicious yoga.
Raksha Bandhan Puja Method
The festival of Raksha Bandhan is a symbol of affection between brother and sister. On this day, sisters tie a protective thread on the wrist of their brother and take a promise from him to protect them. The sibling is told to sit in front, and then Roli applies a tilak on him. Then rice grains are applied to his forehead. After this, Aarti of the brother is performed by lighting a lamp on a plate. Following the feeding of sweets, prayers are made to God for joy and wealth in his life. In return, the brother can also give a gift to his sister.
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