Rakhi, also popularly known as Raksha Bandhan, is a meaningful festival celebrated yearly in memory of the relational bond shared between siblings. Usually, it's a custom tradition for sisters to tie Rakhi to their brother's wrist and offer a piece of sweet by wishing them a prosperous and happy life ahead. 

As a return compliment, brothers swear to love, take care of and protect their sisters. In recent times, brothers also started the trend of tying rakhis to their sisters representing their love towards each other. In addition, siblings exchange gifts with each other on this rakhi or raksha bandhan festival day. 

RAKSHA BANDHAN 2023

Raksha Bandhan this year 2023 is celebrated in the month of August as usual but a bit towards the month's end. People are a bit confused about whether to do their rakhi ritual on August 30th or August 31st due to the Bhadra Kaal occurrence. Usually, every year the last day of the Sawan (Sravanam) month is marked to celebrate the Rakhi festival, which is considered to be a Full Moon day. 

Raksha Bandhan for this year 2023, falls on Wednesday, August 30th. And the time to tie Raksha Bandhan Bhadra ends and begins Rakhi after 9:01 pm. 

RAKHI CUSTOM RITUALS

Raksha Bandhan Day involves several transitional rituals. On this festival day, siblings offer their prayers for each other's long life. Then sisters tie rakhis to their brother's wrist and apply tilak or kumkum to his forehead and then feed him sweets. In return, brothers offer gifts or money or clothes to their sisters.