Raksha Bandhan 2024 [TKB India]

According to the Hindu calendar, the festival of Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on the full moon day of Shukla Paksha of Shravan month. The festival of Raksha Bandhan is a symbol of brother-sister love. On this day, sisters tie a rakhi on their brother’s wrist and take a promise from him to protect them. This time, the festival of Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated 19 August 2024.

This year, the full moon date of Sawan will start at 3:04 am on 19 August and the date will end at 11:55 pm. Raksha Bandhan will be under the shadow of Bhadra on this day. According to astrologers, auspicious work should be avoided in Bhadra, hence, Rakhi should not be tied during this period. Apart from this, astrologers say that this year the festival of Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated in four auspicious yogas.

Along with auspicious yogas, there will be some Abujh Muhurat on Rakshabandhan. Tying a Rakhi on the brother’s wrist during these Muhurtas is considered very auspicious. On this day, Vijay Muhurta will be from 2:35 pm to 3:27 pm. After this, the twilight Muhurta will be from 6:56 pm to 7:18 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.

Bhadra’s shadow (Raksha Bandhan 2024 Shubh Muhurat & Bhadra timings)

According to astrologers, Bhadra will start at 2:21 am on the night of August 19. Bhadra will be at its peak from 9:51 am to 10:53 am. Then, Bhadra Mukha will remain from 10:53 am to 12:37 pm. After this, Bhadra will end at 1:30 pm. According to astrology, Bhadra is considered a very inauspicious time and no auspicious work should be done during this period. And Rakhi can be tied after 1:21 pm on August 19, 2024

These will be the auspicious times to tie Rakhi

There are going to be two auspicious times to tie Rakhi to brother on Rakshabandhan. You can tie Rakhi on brother’s wrist in any of these auspicious times. The first auspicious time to tie Rakhi on Rakshabandhan will be from 01:46 pm to 04:19 pm. That is, you will get a full time of 2 hours 33 minutes to tie Rakhi.

Raksha Bandhan Pujan Vidhi

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 brother is made to sit in front and first of all a tilak is applied on him with roli. Then rice grains are applied on his forehead. After this, the brother’s aarti is performed by lighting a lamp in a plate. Then after feeding him sweets, prayers are offered to God for happiness and prosperity in his life. In return, the brother can also give a gift to his sister.