Bhai Dooj 2021: The Date, History And Significance Of The Festival

Bhai Dooj 2021: The Date, History And Significance Of The Festival- Bhai Dooj will be observed on November 6 this year. The Dwitiya Tithi begins on November 5 at 11:14 p.m. and ends on November 6 at 7:44 p.m.

Bhai Dooj will be observed on Nov 6 this year. The Dwitiya Tithi begins on Nov 5 at 11:14 p.m. and ends on Nov 6 at 7:44 p.m.

On this day, sisters apply a tilak to their brothers’ foreheads. The waning phase of the Moon, ShuklaPaksha, occurs in Kartik, Hindu calendar month.

The festival is usually held following Diwali. Sisters apply teeka or tilak to their brothers’ foreheads on this day. In different sections of the country, Bhai Dooj is also known as Bhau-Beej and Bhai Phonta.

Ningol Chakouba is the name of the festival in Manipur, and Bhau Beej is the name of the festival in the Konkan region.

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Date And Rituals

The Dwitiya Tithi begins on Nov 5 at 11:14 p.m. and ends on Nov 6 at 7:44 p.m.

On this day, sisters apply a tilak to their brothers’ foreheads.

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Bhai Dooj 2021 Significance And History

According to Hindu literature, the puranic characters associated with Bhai Dooj are siblings Yamuna and Yama.

The God of Death was unable to see his sister for a long time due to his obsession with the critical mission at hand.

Yama once paid Yamuna a surprise visit and bestowed a boon on her. Yamuna then urged him to refrain from taking the lives of his brothers on that particular day.

Hindus believe that anyone who bathe in the Yamuna river will receive Yama’s blessings.