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Rakhi is an Indian Festival that seeks to celebrate the relationship shared by a brother and a sister. It stands for all that is important in the Indian Value system. Due to the vast size of the Indian sun continent, the Rakhi customs and traditions undergo a change from region to region. In fact the festival is even known by different names in different parts of the country. However, there's unity in this diversity, for on the same day and date, different regions of India celebrate the same festival in their own unique style. |
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The most popular celebration of Rakhi continues to be the kind where the sister ties a Rakhi or an amulet around her brother's wrist. As she does this, she appeals to the gods that he may be protected from all evil and harm. The brother in turn blesses the sister and vows to protect her till his dying day. Lets take a look at the how Rakhi is celebrated in different parts of India.
Regional Celebrations Of Rakhi
Rakhi Purnima
Rakhi Purnima is celebrated on the Full moon day of the Hindu month Shravan (august). The Rakhi Purnima is extremely significant primarily because it is celebrated differently throughout the country. The reasons may be different, the names altered, the rituals, deviant but one thing that does not change is the prayer and pledge for protection 'Raksha'.
Avani Avittam
Avani Avittam or Upakramam is celebrated in South India on the full moon day of Shravan (August), which is also the day of the Rakhi Purnima. It is a ritual that is followed by the Brahmins in the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Orissa and parts of Maharashtra.
Kajari Navami
Kajari Navami is celebrated in Central India particularly in Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and parts of Uttar Pradesh. This festival is extremely significant for the farmers as it signifies the beginning of the season for sowing barley and wheat and is thus considered extremely propitious.
Nariyal Purnima
This festival is celebrated all over India by the people for whom the sea is a means of living, particularly the fishermen. Bu virtue of this, the festival is primarily celebrated on the Western Coast, as India's fish trade is concentrated in that area. It is very popular in Mumbai, where the Kolis, the fishing tribe celebrates the festival with much gusto.
Pavitropana
In Gujarat, the Raksha Bandhan (bond of protection) extends to God as well. Pavitropana is celebrated with much gaiety in Gujarat and it involves, amongst other things, tying of the sacred thread around the Shivalinga, the phallic symbol of the Hindu God Shiva (destroyer of all evil).
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