Bhai Dooj 2024: After Diwali festival, Bhai Dooj festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm. According to the Hindu calendar, Bhai Dooj festival is celebrated every year on the second date of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. On this day, sisters apply tilak to their brothers and pray for happiness and prosperity in their lives. Astrologer and famous tarot card reader Nitika Sharma told that this time Bhai Dooj festival will be celebrated on 3 November 2024. On this day, there will be Saubhagya Yoga till 11.39 in the morning.
After this Shobhan Yoga will start. On the day of Bhai Dooj, sisters call their brothers home and feed them and apply tilak on them and pray for their long life. Brothers also give gifts to their sisters and bless them for a happy married life. The festival of Bhai Dooj is known by many names like Bhai Dooj, Bhaiya Dooj, Bhai Tika, Yama Dwitiya, Bhratri Dwitiya. It is known by the names Yama Dwitiya, Bhau Beej, Bhatru Dwitiya etc. This year the festival of Bhai Dooj is on 3rd November. On this day, sisters invite their brothers to their home, apply tilak on them and feed them. In return, brothers give gifts to sisters.
The five-day Diwali festival ends with Bhai Dooj. The festival of Bhai Dooj is about trust and love towards sister and brother. Every year the festival of Bhai Dooj is celebrated on the second day of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. The festival of Bhai Dooj is also known by different names across the country. This day symbolizes the relationship of love and affection between brothers and sisters.
Bhai Dooj
Kartik month Dwitiya Tithi will start on 2nd November at 8:22 pm and Kartik Dwitiya Tithi will remain till 10:06 pm on 3rd November. In such a situation, according to the birth date, the festival of Bhai Dooj will be celebrated on 3rd November. On this day, there will be Saubhagya Yoga till 11.39 in the morning. After this Shobhan Yoga will start. Therefore, the best time for worship on the day of Bhai Dooj will be 11:45 minutes.
Bhai Dooj puja method
On Bhai Dooj, at an auspicious time in the evening, brothers and sisters should worship Yamraj Chitragupta and Yama’s messengers and offer Arghya to everyone. Sisters should worship the idol of Yama and pray for the longevity of their brothers. After this, feed food to sister and brother and apply tilak. After this, brother should give gift to his sister as per his wish. On this day, if all the sisters feed food to their brother with their own hands, then his life increases. Also all the troubles of his life go away.
Importance of worshiping Yamuna and Yamraj
According to popular stories, once Yamraj came to earth to meet his sister Yamuna. That day was the second day of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. Seeing her brother coming, Yamuna served him food and honored him by applying tilak. Seeing the love of his sister, Yamraj said that whoever takes bath in Yamuna on this date and worships Yam, he will not have to endure the torture of Yamalok after death. Since then, on the second day of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month, taking bath in Yamuna river and worshiping Yamraj has special significance. It is written in Skanda Purana that by pleasing Yamraj, every wish of the worshiper is fulfilled.
