Many of the festivals in India are not just a means of celebrations but they are also a means of strengthening family bonds. In a way, it also gives you a temporary brake from the monotony and each festival is filled with a deeper significance. There are astrological reasons why some festivals are celebrated on a special date and special time frame. It is believed that if these festivals are celebrated on those specific dates then they are supposed to yield many positive results.
Every individual has one need and they prefer to fulfil it with the help of divine. For example they worship Goddess Lakshmi for wealth as she is considered to be the Goddess of prosperity. For knowledge, people may seek for Goddess Sarswati. Each festival has an underlying story from the Puranas which will give you a deeper insight of the spiritual significance of the festival.
One such festival that is celebrated worldwide is Rakshabandhan which is celebrated on a Shravan Poornima day which falls in the month of August. Several mystical tales which are somewhat threaded with this festival of Rakshabandhan are both hidden in mythological stories and some other in history. If you go by the mythological story there is an intriguing story of Yama and his sister Yamuna. On every Shravan Poornima Day, Yamuna used to tie the knot of protection or a holy thread around his Brother’s wrist which will protect him from all the evil.
Yet another tale from the history is of King Alexander and Queen Roxana. When Alexander was invading India, he had to fight a fierce battle with Porus. Queen Roxana, was afraid that King Alexander might lose the battle and therefore she requested Porus to not to kill his husband King Alexander. So before Porus was about to strike a final blow to the emperor Alexander, he got reminded of Roxana and left him.
These historical and mythological tales gave birth to a festival of Rashabandhan. Usually, there was time when family get together were arranged wherein all the family members used to sit together and the sisters used to fast till the sacred thread was tied on your Brothers wrist. But with growing distances family get together soon became a passé and one could find many online stores mushrooming in India. You could now send usual gifts and personalized rakhi gifts too with the online delivery of many online stores.
There are many different types of Rakhis too which have flooded the market from the usual Mauli Rakhi to Kundan and Designer Rakhis. All of them come in bright colorful patterns making your Rakhi festival to be a memorable one. Online personalized gifts is a huge hit amongst most of the people these days, so celebrate this Rakhi season like never before.
Every individual has one need and they prefer to fulfil it with the help of divine. For example they worship Goddess Lakshmi for wealth as she is considered to be the Goddess of prosperity. For knowledge, people may seek for Goddess Sarswati. Each festival has an underlying story from the Puranas which will give you a deeper insight of the spiritual significance of the festival.
One such festival that is celebrated worldwide is Rakshabandhan which is celebrated on a Shravan Poornima day which falls in the month of August. Several mystical tales which are somewhat threaded with this festival of Rakshabandhan are both hidden in mythological stories and some other in history. If you go by the mythological story there is an intriguing story of Yama and his sister Yamuna. On every Shravan Poornima Day, Yamuna used to tie the knot of protection or a holy thread around his Brother’s wrist which will protect him from all the evil.
Yet another tale from the history is of King Alexander and Queen Roxana. When Alexander was invading India, he had to fight a fierce battle with Porus. Queen Roxana, was afraid that King Alexander might lose the battle and therefore she requested Porus to not to kill his husband King Alexander. So before Porus was about to strike a final blow to the emperor Alexander, he got reminded of Roxana and left him.
These historical and mythological tales gave birth to a festival of Rashabandhan. Usually, there was time when family get together were arranged wherein all the family members used to sit together and the sisters used to fast till the sacred thread was tied on your Brothers wrist. But with growing distances family get together soon became a passé and one could find many online stores mushrooming in India. You could now send usual gifts and personalized rakhi gifts too with the online delivery of many online stores.
There are many different types of Rakhis too which have flooded the market from the usual Mauli Rakhi to Kundan and Designer Rakhis. All of them come in bright colorful patterns making your Rakhi festival to be a memorable one. Online personalized gifts is a huge hit amongst most of the people these days, so celebrate this Rakhi season like never before.