For how many days should Rakhi be tied? While taking off Rakhi, keep in mind the auspicious time.

For how many days should Rakhi be tied? While taking off Rakhi, keep in mind the auspicious time.


Every brother and sister will celebrate the festival of Rakhi on 19th August, Monday of Sawan. This festival of Raksha Bandhan is the festival of unbreakable love between brother and sister. Once a year, on the full moon day, during the auspicious time of Bhadra, Rakhi is adorned on the brother’s wrist. It is said that brothers should not remove Rakhi for at least 7 days. According to beliefs, special care should be taken about the auspicious time while removing Rakhi. Neither should Rakhi be taken off immediately nor should it be kept tied for many months. Let us know when brothers should remove Rakhi-

Muhurta to remove Rakhi

According to the beliefs of Hindu religion, auspicious day, auspicious time and direction are observed before starting any auspicious work. At the same time, while tying Rakhi on the day of Rakshabandhan festival, it is important to keep in mind the auspicious time and right direction. Not only this, the auspicious time is also seen while removing Rakhi. Rakhi tied on Rakshabandhan should always come off at an auspicious time. If Rakhi is tied on brother’s wrist for a long time, it can become impure, which can have a negative impact on the brother. Where it is considered necessary to keep Rakhi on the wrist for a few days. At the same time, it should not be kept tied for too long. Therefore, the full moon day of the month of September or the day of Ganesh Chaturthi is considered auspicious for wearing Rakhi. If you do not want to keep Rakhi tied on your wrist for a long time, then Rakhi can be removed after a week on the day of Krishna Janmashtami.

Pay special attention to direction

It is considered very important to keep in mind the direction while tying Rakhi on the day of Raksha Bandhan. It is believed that while tying Rakhi, the brother’s face should be in the north-east direction. At the same time, while tying Rakhi to brothers, sisters should face west.

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