North India Statesman
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News India Live, Digital Desk: Bhai Dooj 2025: The holy festival is a symbol of unwavering love and faith of Bhai Dooj brother and sister, which is celebrated with great reverence across the country. In the year 2025, this special festival is falling on November 4, Tuesday, when sisters tilak their brothers and wish for their longevity and prosperity. To understand the beginning and importance of this holy festival, we have to dive into a mythology, which mentions the god of death Yamraj and his sister Yamuna. This name of Bhai Dooj is also named from this divine story and is hidden in this. Yamuna loved her brother very much and always invited him to come to his house and had food. But Yamraj often avoided the sister’s request due to his busy routine and obligations. Once, Yamuna again called Yamraj on the second date of the Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. This time Yamraj melted with his sister’s constant call and immense love and he himself came to Yamuna’s house. Yamuna was not happy to see his brother at home. He welcomed Yamraj with full respect and love, bathed him and served delicious food by serving a variety of dishes. Pleased with this love and hospitality of Bahn, Yamraj told Yamuna to ask Yamuna to ask for whatever boon he wants to ask. Then Yamuna wished her brother just so much that she should come to her house every year. Along with this, Yamuna also asked the bride that whoever comes to his sister’s house on this holy date and meal with love, he will not be afraid of premature death and will be free from going to Yamalok. His age will be long. I was very pleased with this selfless love and visionary wish of his sister and gave him this boon. Since then, the second date of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month was celebrated as ‘Bhai Dooj’ or ‘Yama Dwitiya’. On this day, sisters apply roli and rice tilak on their brothers and wish for happiness, prosperity and longevity in their lives. Brothers also give gifts to sisters and promise to protect them. This festival reflects not only a ritual, but the depth, renunciation and safety of brother-sister relationship.
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