Rakhi is a popular Hindu festival which gets its name from the sacred thread that sisters tie on their brothers wrist. The festival marks the brother-sister relationship like no other and no place anywhere.
For years, Rakhi has been a symbol of trust and protection between siblings. The Nobel winning poet Rabindranath Tagore used the occasion of the Rakhi as a community festival to spread the nationalist spirit among people from different ethnic backgrounds. Rakhi also has several stories that include mythological and historical characters like
- King Bali and Goddess Lakshmi
- Lord Krishna and Draupathi
- Alexander The Great and King Puru
- Rani Karnawati and Emperor Humayun
For years, Rakhi has been a symbol of trust and protection between siblings. The Nobel winning poet Rabindranath Tagore used the occasion of the Rakhi as a community festival to spread the nationalist spirit among people from different ethnic backgrounds. Rakhi also has several stories that include mythological and historical characters like
- King Bali and Goddess Lakshmi
- Lord Krishna and Draupathi
- Alexander The Great and King Puru
- Rani Karnawati and Emperor Humayun
Thus for centuries the word 'Rakhi' was recognized as a pledge towards a amicable and harmonious society and as a symbol that involves a bond of life-time practice of moral, cultural and spiritual values.
Until, this happened.....
Until, this happened.....
Happy Rakhi!!!
3 comments:
plastic surgery gone bad....
hahaha so true...
okay Harish - we're going to have lunch, and you can sit me down and explain this to me sloooowly......a
Trish
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