Bhai Duj
Now we come to final day celebrations of this great Diwali festival. As told above that padwa is the first lunar day of sukl paksh. In the same way as is clear from it’s name dooj or the second lunar day of sukl paksh as per Hindu month. Bhaiya dooj or Bhai dooj means dooj dedicated to brothers means a day specifically on which sisters put kumkum. or Haldi or Kesar Tilak on the forhead of their brothers on this day wishing for their long, healthy and successful life. This celebration has also so many stories behind it. These also we will tell you as per points of time. The oldest one is like that. Surya the sun got married with Sangya. Sangya gave birth to twins. The boy child was named as Yam and the girl child was named as Varni. Sangya left Surya and left behind her Chaya the exact replica.Chaya proved to be a very cruel mother and she shunted out both the children. As she thrown out them out of house Verni fell on earth as Yamuna river and Yam as was pushed more forcefully straight went to Patal-the underworld and he become the king there. But both the brother and sister remained missing each other. By the time Yamuna was a married.Yama once planned to pay a visit to his sister’s house. On hearing this Yamuna was so happy and excited that she arranged very well for the welcome of her brother. When Yama came to her house, she put a Tilak on her forehead and honoured him by showing him a lighten lamp and by offering so many sweets and delicious recopies. Yama was so delighted with such a warm welcome that he asked her to demand anything she likes to demand from him. Yamuna asked for a boon that every brother should have a visit to his sister’s house on this particular day. Since then the day is being celebrated as Bhaidooj.
It is also told that after the murder of Narkasur Lord Krishana went to his sister Subhadra’s house.She welcomed her brother and put a mark of victory on his forehead in the shape of vermilion and honoured him by showing him a lightened lamp. Subhadra gave such a warm welcome to her brother that from that very day it turned into a tradition and is being observed till today.
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One more story is associated with this celebration. Ait is said that when Bhagwan Mahaveer got nirvana, his brother Nandiverdhan was so much depressed that he even ignored the welfare of his kingdom and went in depression . At that time his sister normalized him and brought him out of depression. Since then sisters are observing this day as dedicated to their brothers.In this way Bhai dooj is not only a ceremony to be observed only by putting tilak on brother’s forehead but it reflects the rich Indian culture which gives due respect to relations , which brings relatives nearer. It may be called with different names in the different states or societies but main theme after this celebration is the same.
