Bhai Dooj is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the second lunar day of Shukla Paksha in the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar. It is celebrated during the Diwali or Tihar festival and Holi festival. According to a popular legend in Hindu mythology, Lord Krishna visited his sister Subhadra.
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Bhai Dooj is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the second lunar day of Shukla Paksha in the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar. It is celebrated during the Diwali or Tihar festival and Holi festival. According to a popular legend in Hindu mythology, after slaying the evil demon Narakasura, Lord Krishna visited his sister Subhadra. She gave him a warm welcome with sweets and flowers. She also affectionately applied tilaka on Krishna’s forehead.
Some believe this to be the origin of the festival. On this day, sisters give gifts to their brothers. In the southern part of the country, the day is celebrated as Yama Dwitiya. In Haryana, a dry coconut with klewa tied along its width for worshipping is also used at the time of doing aarti of a brother. In Nepal, sisters pray to Yamraj for a long life and prosperity for their brothers on this day.
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