{"id":19096,"date":"2018-08-26T08:36:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T03:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsofrajasthan.com\/?p=19096"},"modified":"2018-08-25T16:45:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T11:15:34","slug":"rakshabandhan-celebrates-the-bond-of-brother-sister-know-significance-and-history-of-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsofrajasthan.com\/rakshabandhan-celebrates-the-bond-of-brother-sister-know-significance-and-history-of-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Rakshabandhan celebrates the bond of brother sister; Know significance and history of festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the month of August, the festival of Rakshabandhan<\/strong> falls. This is the festival that celebrated the beauty of bond of brothers and sisters. This year, it falls on August 26 i.e. today. Also known as Rakhi<\/strong>, this is one of the significant festivals amongst Hindus. Talking about the RakshaBandhan, it simply means a promise of protection. Check out the significance, history and details about celebration.<\/p>\n History <\/strong> As per the one story, queen Karnavati of Chittor had sent a rakhi to Mughal emperor Humayun and sought help to protect her state against the attack of Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. On receiving the rakhi, Humayun immediately sent his army to Chittor to protect Chittor.<\/p>\n In one of the mythological stories, Draupadi once tore a strip of her sari and tied it on Krishna\u2019s wrist that stopped Krishna\u2019s bleeding from a battlefield wound. Due to this, Lord Krishna declared her as his sister and protected Draupadi several times.<\/p>\n
\nSince ancient times, the festival of Rakhi has been celebrated. In fact, there are several mythological stories that revolve around this custom. One is related to ancient times and other is related to Mughal era.<\/p>\n