Bhai Dooj 2024 – Bhai Tika and Yam Dwitiya

The festival of Bhai Dooj is also a symbol of the beautiful courting, love, and affection of brother and sister. The festival of Bhai Dooj is known after Diwali. According to the Hindu calendar, Bhai Dooj is widely known on the second day of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. Bhai Dooj is also called Bhaiya Dooj, Bhai Tika, Yam Dwitiya, Bhatri Dwitiya. On Bhai Dooj, sisters apply tilak to their brothers perform aarti, and wish for long life, happiness, prosperity, and grandeur in life. After this, the brothers give gifts to their sisters. According to mythological beliefs, on Bhai Dooj, Yamraj comes to his sister Yamuna’s house on her invitation to have food. In such a situation, it is customary to worship Yamraj, the god of death, and Yamuna on this day.

Bhai Dooj Date 2024

Dwitiya Tithi Start: November 2, 2024 at 08:21 pm.

Dwitiya Tithi End: November 3, 2024 at 10:05 pm.

According to the calendar, this year the festival of Bhai Dooj will be celebrated on Sunday, November 3, 2024.

What is Bhai Dooj

There is a religious belief in feeding the brother after applying tilak on Bhai Dooj.On this day, the sister serves food with full respect and reverence after applying Tilak on her forehead. The brother accepts the hospitality of his sister, all his wishes are fulfilled and he is not afraid of Yamraj.

On this day, if a brother goes to his sister’s house and eats food, he can avoid untimely death. If any brother or sister celebrates this festival with full rituals then the chances of their accidental death are greatly reduced. Celebrating Bhai Dooj brings happiness, prosperity, wealth, and glory to brother and sister.

Bhai Dooj Puja Vidhi

This festival of Bhai Dooj is celebrated on the second day of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. This festival shows the love between brother and sister. On this holy festival of Bhai Dooj, all the sisters invite their brothers to their homes. Then apply tilak to their brothers and also feed them.

On this day, sisters wake up early in the morning, get free from bath, etc., and first of all worship and pray to their favorite deity and the protector of this world, Lord Vishnu. After this, She should grind rice and make a square with it and make their brother sit on it.

Then apply rice paste on the palm of your brother. After this, apply a little vermillion on your brother’s hands and put flowers, betel nuts some money, etc. and now slowly pour water on the brother’s hands.

After this, apply tilak on your brother’s forehead perform his aarti, and then tie Kalava on his hand. Now feed sweets to your brother and make his mouth sweet. After this, feed your brother and also feed him paan.

It is believed in Hinduism that on this festival of Bhai Dooj, if sisters feed paan to their brothers, then by feeding paan to the brother, the sister gets eternal good fortune. After doing tilak and aarti, the brother gives gifts to his sister. And promises to always protect his sister.

It is believed in mythological texts that on this day, if a sister takes a bath in the Yamuna River holding her brother’s hand, then Yamraj averts her brother’s untimely death.

Bhai Dooj Katha

Lord Surya Narayan’s wife is Chhaya. Lord Surya and Chhaya’s son and daughter are Yamraj and Yamuna. Yamuna Ji was very fond of her brother Yamraj. She kept requesting him repeatedly to come to her house for food. However, due to his busy schedule, Yamraj kept postponing his sister’s request. It was the day of Kartik Shukla Paksha, Yamuna ji invited her brother to come to her house for food and made him commit himself.

Yamraj thought that I was the one who took away lives. I must follow the good intentions with which my sister is inviting me. While coming to his sister’s house, Yamraj freed the creatures living in hell. Yamuna’s happiness knew no bounds on seeing Yamraj coming to her house. She took a bath, performed a puja, served food, and fed him. Pleased with the hospitality shown by Yamuna, Yamraj ordered his sister to seek a boon.

Yamuna said that brother, you should come to my house every year on this day. The sister who, like me, respects and applies tilak to her brother on this day, will not have to fear you. Yamraj said ‘Tathastu’ and gave Yamuna precious clothes and ornaments and left for Yamlok. From this day onwards, the tradition of the Bhai Dooj festival started. That is why on the day of Bhai Dooj, Lord Yamraj and Yamuna are worshipped.

Significance of Bhai Dooj

The festival of Bhai Dooj is considered very important for brothers and sisters. It is said that this day marks the dedication between brother and sister. On this day, sisters apply tilak of turmeric and roli on their brother’s forehead. It is believed that if brother and sister eat on the banks of river Yamuna on this day, then good fortune comes in their life.

Wrapping Up

The festival of Bhai Dooj comes two days after Diwali. On this day sisters apply tilak to their brothers and with folded hands pray to Yamraj for their long life. Those who worship Yamraj and please him on this day get the desired results. If you also want to know more about Bhai Dooj, then you can take an online astrology consultation.