Monday, August 19, 2013

Rakhi on August 20 or August 21?

As per religious books, the best time to tie Rakhi on Raksha Bandhan is during Aparahan which is late afternoon according to Hindu division of the day. If Aparahan time is not available then Pradosh time is also suitable to perform rituals related to Raksha Bandhan. Pradosh starts after sunset and lasts for 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Raksha Bandhan rituals should not be done during Bhadra. Bhadra is malicious time which should be avoided for all auspicious work. Most Hindu religious texts, including Vratraj, advise to avoid Bhadra time to tie Rakhi during Raksha Bandhan festival.

In 2013, on August 20, Bhadra is getting over at 20:48 which is about 20-30 minutes before Pradosh is getting over. Hence most cities in India have Pradosh Muhurta as per religious books on August 20. Hence the team of Drik Panchang has preferred August 20 over August 21 to observe Raksha Bandhan.

However, those who would observe Raksha Bandhan on August 21, it should be noted that Purnima is getting over early morning at 07:15 a.m. Hence those who are not able to tie Rakhi on previous day can do it after Sunrise on August 21 but before 07:15 a.m.

Tying Rakhi after 07:15 a.m. on August 21, would be as good as tying it on any day in the year as Rakhi significance is due to Shravana Purnima. Rakhi should be tied during Purnima when Bhadra is over.

However Pradosh Muhurta on August 20, although available for just 20-30 minutes, is as per religious book Dharmashindhu and should be preferred. 

8 comments:

  1. This gave a lot of clarity. Thank you.

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  2. U r Confusing us . First u r saying we should do it on AUG 21 But before 7:15 am and then in the next lne u saying that it wold be very good to tie RAKHI ON AUG 21 after 7:15am

    What?????????????????????????

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    1. Please read our comment carefully. We are telling if you tie Rakhi after 7:15 a.m. then it would be of no significance and it would similar to tying Rakhi on any other day. Hence it should be tied during which Purnima is prevailing.

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  3. So it means we can tie rakhi after 8:48 in the night on 20th till morning 7:15 am the next day ?

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  4. Drik Panchang is awesome! Hope this is the same even for Andhra pradesh region! :)

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  5. Hi, Please tell about Panchang of other locations outside India.On your website when I tried for USA- EST timing, it just shifted the time difference, which does not seem to be correct. Reason is that it is not taking Longitude & latitudes into consideration. It just takes India muhurat & adjusts 9.5 hrs time difference. Please advise.

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    1. All calculations on Drik Panchang are based on Longitude and Latitude. We don't do any correction based on Timezone offset. However it might look that way if Muhurta is not based on Sunrise and Sunset timings.
      Please click on Globe icon, http://www.drikpanchang.com/location/panchang-location-details.html, to verify that your city has been set to correct Longitude and Latitude.

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