Haridwar, 25 October: The festival of Bhai Dooj will be celebrated on October 27. The festival is about sisters praying for brothers’ protection, long life and progress.
The festival of Bhai Dooj is celebrated on the second day of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. This year Bhai Dooj is on October 27. Bhai Dooj is the last day of the five-day Deepotsav festival. However, the second date will start from October 26.
Bhai Dooj is also known as Yama Dwitiya. On this day sisters put tilak on their brothers and seek blessings and pray for their brothers and brothers pray for their sisters.
This year the festival of Bhai Dooj will be celebrated in a very auspicious coincidence. Kartik Shukla Dwitiya Tithi will start from 02:42 pm on October 26, and will last till 12:45 pm on October 27. Before this, there will be Pratipada date, in which Govardhan Puja will be performed.
This year Bhai Dooj is celebrated as Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga, which is from 12:11 pm on October 27 to 06:30 am on October 28. All the work done in this yoga will be successful.
At the same time, from the morning of Bhai Dooj till 07.27, Ayushman Yoga has been formed. From then onwards, Saubhagya Yoga will start. Saubhagya Yoga will remain till 04:33 am the next day. All these three yogas are auspicious for auspicious works.
It is believed that bathing in Yamuna river on the day of Bhai Dooj has special significance. Yamuna and Yama are the daughters and sons of Lord Surya. It is believed that taking a bath in the river Yamuna on this day prevents premature death.
