Bhai Dooj 2023: The festival of Bhai Dooj strengthens the love between brother and sister, know the auspicious time, Tilak method and religious significance… – Bollywood Keeda

The festival of Bhai Dooj strengthens the love between brother and sister. This festival is celebrated two days after Diwali. In Hindu religion, two festivals are celebrated symbolizing the love between brother and sister – one is Rakshabandhan which is celebrated on the full moon day of Shravan month. In this the brother takes a pledge to protect his sister. The second festival is that of Bhai Dooj. In this, sisters pray for the long life of their brother. The festival of Bhai Dooj is celebrated on the second day of Shuklapaksha in the month of Kartik. On this day, sisters apply tilak to their brothers, wishing them good health and long life.

Bhai Dooj auspicious time

Dwitiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month is starting from 2:35 pm on 14th November and it will end on 15th November 2023 at 1:47 pm. According to Udayatithi, the festival of Bhai Dooj will be celebrated on 15 November 2023.

The auspicious time to vaccinate brother will be from 1:12 pm to 3:15 pm on 14th November. Whereas on November 15, the time is from 10:45 am to 11:48 am. Sister should vaccinate her brother during this period

Bhai Dooj Tilak Method

On the day of Bhai Dooj, both brother and sister should take bath in Brahma Muhurta and worship God first after wearing clean clothes. After this, during the auspicious time, sister should decorate a beautiful plate for brother’s tilak. Keep in mind that the plate must contain kumkum, vermilion, sandalwood, flowers, fruits, sweets, intact and betel nuts. During the auspicious time, decorate a platform and make your brother sit on it and apply tilak. After Tilak, give flowers, betel leaves, betel nut, batasha and black gram to brother. Then perform their Aarti, after the Aarti, feed them sweets and serve food with your own hands.

Religious significance of Bhaidooj

According to religious texts, on the day of Kartik Shukla Dwitiya, Yamuna had received a boon from her brother Yama as a sign of respect, due to which Bhai Dooj is also known as Yama Dwitiya. In fact, according to Yamraj’s wishes, the person who worships Yama after taking bath in Yamuna on this day will not have to go to Yamalok after death. Yamuna, the daughter of Surya, is considered to be the goddess Swarupa who removes all the troubles. For this reason, there is special significance of taking bath in Yamuna river and worshiping Yamuna and Yamraj on the day of Yam Dwitiya. On this day, the sister applies tilak to her brother and with folded hands, prays to Yamraj for his long life.