Vedic Katha
The last day of Diwali honours the bond of brother and sister through the story of Yama, lord of death, and his sister Yamuna, a day of tilak,…
Bhai Dooj (also Bhau Beej or Yama Dwitiya) closes the five days of Diwali on the second lunar day after the new moon.
The twin children of Surya, the sun, were Yama, lord of death and dharma, and Yamuna, the river goddess. Long separated by Yama's grim duties, Yamuna longed to see her brother.
Sisters invite their brothers home, apply a tilak of kumkum and rice to their foreheads, perform a small aarti, and feed them their favourite dishes, praying for their long life and wellbeing.
Bhai Dooj ends Diwali not with gods and demons but with family. After the lamps, the wealth and the victories, the festival turns to the quiet, lifelong bond between a brother and a sister, a reminder that…
Bhai Dooj ends Diwali not with gods and demons but with family. After the lamps, the wealth and the victories, the festival turns to the quiet, lifelong bond between brother and sister, the light most worth…
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