'Bhai Dooj' celebrated with fervour and enthusiasm.Byline: ANI Allahabad, Oct 19 (ANI): Women here on Monday prayed for the long life of their brothers on the occasion of 'Bhai Dooj'. On this day, women perform rituals for 'Yamraj', God of death. As the legend goes, Yamraj visits his sister Yamuna on this day and both exchange sweets and garlands. While departing, Yamraj declared that any brother who receives garlands and vermilion vermilion, vivid red pigment of durable quality. It is a chemical compound of mercury and sulfur and is known as red sulfide of mercury; it was formerly obtained by grinding pure cinnabar but is now commonly prepared synthetically. mark from his sister would be blessed with prosperity and long life. Scores of young girls and women flocked the banks of river Yamuna to take a dip and perform rituals on this auspicious aus·pi·cious adj. 1. Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious: an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary. See Synonyms at favorable. 2. Marked by success; prosperous. day. "On 'Bhai Dooj', we first take a dip in the holy Yamuna river Yamuna River River, north-central India. Rising in the Himalayas, it flows south and southeast 855 mi (1,376 km) into the Ganges (Ganga) River near Allahabad; their confluence is a sacred place to Hindus. and then perform the rituals for our brothers. We take a dip in this river because it is said that Yamuna was Yamraj's sister and he visits her on this particular day. So, we fast for the whole day and perform rituals for the long life of our brothers, "said Shruti Singh. She added that the sisters touch the thorns to their tongues for their brothers' well being. "I offered prayers to Yamraj for my brother's long life. I also touched the thorns to my tongue seven times. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. our age-old traditions, Yamraj visits his sister Yamuna, so we welcome him by lighting earthen earth·en adj. 1. Made of earth or clay: an earthen fortification; an earthen pot. 2. Earthly; worldly. lamps, incense sticks, offering him flowers, fruits and sweets on the banks of the river, "said Manju Kesharwani. According to the Hindu tradition, both the brother and the sisters take holy dip in river together and after which the sister applies vermilion mark on the forehead of her brother wishing him long life. Bhai Dooj is also known by the name of 'Yam-Dwitiya'. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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