Rakshabandhan festival: festival of unwavering love of siblings

The festival of Rakshabandhan is celebrated on the full moon of the month of Shravan, a festival of unwavering love and faith of siblings. The practice of this festival is centuries old. There are many stories related to the festival. We are bringing some mythology to you. It is said that in ancient times there was a Mahadani king in the demon clan whose name was Bali. Maharaja Bali started 100 yagyas to get the throne of heaven. Devraj began to throw Indra's throne. All the gods became frightened. Then they all went to Brahma Ji for protection. So he told that all of you go to Lord Vishnu, now only he can protect you. All the gods went to Lord Vishnu and started seeking protection from him. Then Lord Vishnu took the Bamana avatar and when King Bali finished the yagya and donated it to the Brahmins, he reached to take the donation. He told the king that I do not want any diamond gems or other weal...