Bhai Dooj 2023 Date: Bhai Dooj is celebrated every year in the month of Kartik. On this day, sisters apply tilak on their brother and give him coconut. Know on which day the festival of Bhai Dooj is falling this time.
Bhai Dooj 2023:
The entire week of Diwali is spent in festivals. The festivals that started with Dhanteras end with Bhai Dooj. According to the Panchang, Bhai Dooj is celebrated every year on the second date of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. Bhai Dooj is a festival in which sisters apply tilak to their brother and give him dry coconut. This day is celebrated as a symbol of love between brother and sister and the mythological story of Yamraj (यमराज) and Mother Yamuna is associated with it.Know when Bhaidooj will be celebrated this year, when is the auspicious time of Tilak (तिलक शुभ मुहूर्त) and what is the story behind celebrating this day.
भाई दूज 2023 की तारीख | Bhai Dooj 2023 Date:
इस साल पंचांग के अनुसार, कार्तिक मास के शुक्ल पक्ष की द्वितिया तिथि का आरंभ 14 नवंबर दोपहर 2 बजकर 36 मिनट से हो जाएगा और इस तिथि का समापन अगले दिन 15 नवंबर 1 बजकर 47 मिनट पर होगा. इस चलते 14 और 15 नवंबर दोनों ही दिन भाई दूज मनाया जा सकता है. (According to the calendar this year, the second date of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month will start from 2:36 pm on 14th November and this date will end the next day on 15th November at 1:47 pm. Due to this, Bhai Dooj can be celebrated on both 14th and 15th November.)
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Bhai Dooj can be celebrated from noon on Tuesday, 14th November. The auspicious time will start from 2:37 pm. On the day of Bhai Dooj, it is considered auspicious to meditate on Lord Yamraj and Mother Yamuna before applying Tilak to the brother. After this, tilak and rice are applied on the brother’s forehead and he is fed sweets. During this, sisters give dry coconut to brothers and brothers give gifts to sisters. Wearing black clothes on this day is not considered auspicious.
Why is Bhai Dooj celebrated?
It is believed that the story of Bhai Dooj is related to Yamraj and Mother Yamuna. According to mythology, both Yamraj and Mother Yamuna are children of Sun God and are siblings. There was immense love between both of them. After many years, when Yamraj came to meet his sister Yamuna, he prepared many dishes for his brother, applied tilak on his forehead and gave a coconut as a gift.After this, Yamraj asked his sister to ask for anything as a gift, to which mother Yamuna said that she only requests that Yamraj should come to meet her every year. Celebration of Bhai Dooj started from this day. It is believed that Yamraj comes to meet sister Yamuna on the day of Bhai Dooj.
(Disclaimer: The information given here is based on general beliefs and information. Eleven Eagle does not confirm this.)
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