Raksha Bandhan 2024: Muhurat Time And History Of The Festival

Raksha Bandhan 2024: Drik Panchang states that the Raksha Bandhan thread ceremony would begin at 1:30 pm and will go on for seven hours and 48 minutes, ending at 9:08 pm on August 19.

Raksha Bandhan also referred to as the festival of Rakhi, is celebrated annually to mark the beautiful bond between brothers and sisters. The festival is celebrated in the month of Shravan - generally in August. This year, it falls on August 19.

Sisters pray for their brothers' health and prosperity on this day and tie rakhi, or thread, around their wrists. In addition, sisters apply tilaks on their brother's foreheads and exchange presents and sweets among themselves.

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