Rakhi Essay | Raksha bandhan Essay - History | Rakhi Gifts | History

By Akbar Ali 
Here historical know how of rakhi festival is explained. This can be taken as hints for writing very special essay on raksha bandhan.

Santoshi Ma:

Ganesh had two sons, Shubh and Labh. On Raksha Bandhan, Ganesh's sister visited and tied a rakhi on Ganesh's wrist. Feeling and his two wives, Raiddhi and Siddhi, for a sister. Finally, Ganesh conceded the demand, and Santoshi Ma (literally the Mother Goddess of Satisfaction) was created by divine flames that emerged from Riddhi and Siddhi.

Krishna and Draupadi:

Another incident from the epic Mahabharat concerns Krishna and Draupadi. Draupadi was wife of the Pandavas. She had once torn a strip of silk off her sari and tied it around Krishna's wrist to staunch the bleeding from a battlefield wound.  Krishna was touched by her action and declared her to be his sister. Even they were unrelated. Krishna promised to repay the debt and then spent the next 25 years doing just that. Draupadi, in spite of being married to five great warriors and being a daughter of a powerful monarch, trusted and depended wholly on Krishna. Krishna repaid the debt of love during the "Cheer-Haran" (literally "clothing-removing") of Draupadi, which occurred in the assembly of King Dhritarashtra when Yudhisthira lost her to the Kauravas in gambling. At that time, Krishna indefinitely extended her saree through divine intervention, so it could not be removed, to save her honor. This is how he honored his rakhi vow toward Draupadi.


King Bali and Goddess Laxmi:
According to a legend the Demon King Bali was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu had taken up the task to guard his kingdom leaving his own dwelling-place in Vaikunth. Goddess Lakshmi wished to be with her lord back in her dwelling-place. She went to Bali disguised as a woman to seek refuge till her husband came back.
During the Shravan Purnima celebrations, Lakshmi tied the sacred thread to the King. Upon being asked, she revealed who she was and why she was there. The king was touched by her goodwill for his family and her purpose and requested the Lord to accompany her. He sacrificed all he had for the Lord and his devoted wife.
 It is said that since then it has been a tradition to invite sisters in Shravan Purnima for the thread tying ceremony or the Raksha Bandhan.

Rani Karnavati and Emperor Humayun:
A popular narrative that is centered around Rakhi is that of Rani Karnavati of Chittor and Mughal Emperor Humayun. When Rani Karnavati, the widowed queen of the king of Chittor, realised that she could not defend against the invasion by the Sultan of Gujarat, Bahadur Shah, she sent a Rakhi to Emperor Humayun. Touched, the Emperor immediately set off with his troops to defend Chittor.Humayun arrived too late, and Bahadur Shah managed to sack the Rani's fortress. When Humayun reached Chittor, he evicted Bahadur Shah from fort and restored the kingdom to Karnavati's son, Vikramjit Singh.

Alexander the Great and King Puru:
According to one legendary narrative, when Alexander the Great invaded India in 326 BC, Roxana (alexander's wife) sent a sacred thread to Porus, asking him not to harm her husband in battle. In accordance with tradition, Porus,  gave full respect to the rakhi. On the battlefield, when Porus was about to deliver a final blow to Alexander, he saw the rakhi on his own wrist and restrained himself from attacking Alexander personally.

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RAKSHA BANDHAN Essay Words Hints | Hints of Raksha Bandhan essay

Raksha Bandhan  (Hindi: रक्षाबंधन), (Gujarati: રક્ષા બંધન), (the bond of protection), Rakhi festival celebrates relationship brothers and sisters.  Rakhi Purnima  central ceremony tying of a rakhi (sacred thread) wrist symbolizes prayers for her brother's well-being, brother's lifelong vow festival falls on  full moon   Shravan Poornima Hindu lunisolar calendar.  popularity after Rani Karnavati,  Observance Santoshi Ma Krishna and Draupadi King Bali and Goddess Laxmi Yama and the Yamuna

Alexander the Great and King Puru Rani Karnavati and Emperor Humayun Balarama Jayanti Raksha Bandhan celebrations in India and Nepal Jandhyam Poornima Kajari Purnima Pavitropana marked holy thread offers a gift  presents sweets traditionally feed one another  Unrelated boys and men (munh-bola bhai or adopted brothers) commit to a lifelong obligation  provide protection

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Total-384 Words                            Written by-Akbar Ali
Introduction:
Raksha Bandhan is a bondage of mutual trust and affection between brother and sister. Raksha Bandhan is also known as RAKHI. This year Raksha Bandhan falls on 13th August 2011.

Rakhi is a sacred thread with sister's love and affection for her brother. On the day of Raksha Bandhan sisters tie RAKHI on their brother's wrist and express their love to them. In return brothers sincerely take the responsibility of protecting their sisters. This RAKHI is considered a very strong mutual trust between sisters and brothers.

History:
In history Rani Karnavati of Chittor who was a widow queen of Chittore realised that she could not defend against the invasion by the Sultan of Gujrat Bahasur Shah. So she sent a Rakhi to Emperor Humayun. The Emperor felt very touched about the sacred Rakhi. The Emperor immediately set off with his troops to defend Chittor. Humayun arrived too late, and Bahadur Shah managed to sack the Rani's fortress. Humayun evicted Bahadur Shah from fort and restored the kingdom to Karnavati's son, Vikramjit Singh. It is greatness of the Rakhi. About this event many historian did not agree. But what ever may be the case. If it was actual case then it has a high value of Rakhi in history.

Ritual And Celebration:
On the day of Raksha Bandhan sisters prepare the pooja thali, with diyas, roti, chawal and rakhis. They worship the goddess tie Rakhis on the wrist of their brothers and wishes for their well beings.

The festival is marked by the tying of a rakhi, or holy thread, by the sister on the wrist of her brother. The brother in return offers a gift to his sister and vows to look after her as she presents sweets to him. The brother and sister traditionally feed one another sweets. Since north Indian kinship practices give cousins a status similar to siblings, girls and women often tie the rakhi to their male cousins as well. Unrelated boys and men who are considered to be brothers (munh-bola bhai or adopted brothers) can be tied rakhis, provided they commit to a lifelong obligation to provide protection to the woman or girl. Additionally, in cases when a sister is out of town, then another sister or cousin may tie a second Rakhi in her place.

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RAKSHA BANDHAN Essay IN HINDI and IN ENGLISH | Rakhi

राखी का त्योहार कब शुरू हुआ यह कोई नहीं जानता। लेकिन भविष्य पुराण में वर्णन है कि देव और दानवों में जब युध्द शुरू हुआ तब दानव हावी होते नज़र आने लगे। भगवान इन्द्र घबरा कर बृहस्पति के पास गये। वहां बैठी इंद्र की पत्नीइंद्राणी सब सुन रही थी। उन्होंने रेशम का धागा मंत्रों की शक्ति से पवित्र कर के अपने पति के हाथ पर बांध दिया। वह श्रावण पूर्णिमा का दिन था। लोगों का विश्वास है कि इंद्र इस लड़ाई में इसी धागे की मंत्र शक्ति से विजयी हुए थे। उसी दिन से श्रावण पूर्णिमा के दिन यह धागा बांधने की प्रथा चली आ रही है। यह धागा धन,शक्ति, हर्ष और विजय देने में पूरी तरह समर्थ माना जाता है।[१९]

रक्षाबंधन का पर्व भारत के राष्ट्रपति और प्रधानमंत्री के निवास पर भी मनाया जाता है। जहाँ छोटे बच्चे उन्हें राखी बाँधते हैं। रक्षा बंधन आत्मीयता और स्नेह के बंधन से रिश्तों को मज़बूती प्रदान करने का पर्व है। यही कारण है कि इस अवसर पर न केवल बहन भाई को ही नहीं अन्य संबंधों में भी रक्षा (या राखी) बांधने के प्रचलन है। गुरू शिष्य को रक्षासूत्र बाँधता है

रक्षाबंधन के अवसर पर कुछ विशेष पकवान भी बनाए जाते हैं जैसे घेवर, शकरपारे, नमकपारे और घुघनी। घेवर सावन का विशेष मिष्ठान्न है यह केवल हलवाई ही बनाते हैं जबकि शकरपारे और नमकपारे आमतौर पर घर में ही बनाए जाते हैं। घुघनी बनाने के लिए काले चने को उबालकर चटपटा छौंका जाता है। इसको पूरी और दही के साथ खाते हैं। हलवा और खीर भी इस पर्व के लोकप्रिय पकवान हैं।

1947 के भारतीय स्वतन्त्रता संग्राम में जन जागरण के लिए भी इस पर्व का सहारा लिया गया। श्री रवीन्द्रनाथ ठाकुर ने बंग-भंग का विरोध करते समय रक्षाबंधन त्यौहार को बंगालनिवासियों के पारस्परिक भाईचारे तथा एकता का प्रतीक बनाकर इस त्यौहार का राजनीतिक उपयोग आरंभ किया।

'Raksha Bandhan Date in 2015' will be on Saturday, August 29. There are two essay on Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan or Rakshabandhan. First one is in Hindi Second one in in English.

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Rakhi is a sacred thread embellished with sister's love and affection for her brother. On the day of Raksha Bandhan, sisters tie rakhi on the wrists of their brothers and express their love to them. After receiving the rakhi from a sister, a brother sincerely takes the responsibility of protecting her sister. In Indian tradition, the frangible thread of rakhi is considered even stronger than an iron chain as it strongly binds a brothers and a sisters in the circumference of mutual love and trust.
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