Festival guide
Raksha Bandhan 2029
रक्षा बंधन
Raksha Bandhan celebrates the sacred bond between brothers and sisters.
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- Date
- Thu, 23 August 2029
- Main muhurat
- Rakhi Tying Muhurat · 7:01 – 8:39 pm
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Pradosh Muhurat1h 38m
- Abhijit Muhurat51m
- Brahma Muhurta45m
- Amrit Kalam1h 41m
Times to avoid
- Yama Gandam1h 36m
- Dur Muhurta51m
- Rahu Kaal1h 36m
- Dur Muhurta51m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:35 am
- Sunset
- 6:25 pm
- Moonrise
- 5:52 pm
- Moonset
- 5:32 am
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Thu, 23 August
- Tithi
- Chaturdashi, then Purnima
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Karana
- Vanija
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Shravana
- Tithi
- ChaturdashiFrom Until Then Purnimauntil
- Nakshatra
- ShravanaFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- ShubhGood
- RogAvoid
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- ShubhGood
Night
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
The story
Raksha Bandhan: significance and rituals
Sisters tie a protective thread (rakhi) on their brother's wrist, symbolizing love and the brother's vow to protect. Celebrated across all of India.
Rituals
Sister performs aarti of brother, applies tilak, and ties rakhi. Brother gives gifts and pledges protection. Families gather for festive meals with sweets.
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