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The festival is known as: Bhai Dooj (Hindi: भाई दूज) in the entire Northern part of India, observed during the Diwali festival. In Awadh and Purvanchal regions of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, it is also known as Bhaiya Dooj. It is widely celebrated by Maithils in Nepal and Bihar as Bhardutiya and people from various other ethnic groups.
The last day of the festival, the second day of the bright fortnight of Kartik, is called Bhai Duj (literally "brother's day" [152]), Bhau Beej, Bhai Tilak or Bhai Phonta. It celebrates the sister-brother bond, similar in spirit to Raksha Bandhan but it is the brother that travels to meet the sister and her family.
Bhai Dooj known in Punjab/ Jammu as Tikka: Second Day of bright half of Kartik month: Brothers are sisters day celebrated two days after Diwali. [11] Karwa Chauth: Fourth day after Kartik full moon: Women fast for the well being of their husbands and pray to the moon. [4] [13] [page needed] Kartik Poornima: Full moon of Kartik
Bhratri Dvitiya (Bhai Dooj/Bhau Beej), the last day of the Deepavali festival, occurs on the dvitiya of the month of Kartika. [4] Phulerā Dooj/Dvitiya: It is celebrated on Shukla Paksha Dvitiya of Phalgun month and is quite popular in Braj region. This festival falls between two Hindu festivals commemorating spring season i.e. Vasanta Panchami ...
Some Hindu communities mark the last day as Bhai Dooj or the regional equivalent, which is dedicated to the bond between sister and brother, [91] while other Hindu and Sikh craftsmen communities mark this day as Vishwakarma Puja and observe it by performing maintenance in their work spaces and offering prayers. [92] [93]
Bhai dooj, also referred to as Bhaubeej in Marathi or Bhaiphonta in Bengali, is the ceremony performed by Hindus, generally, on the second day of Deepavali. It is celebrated among brothers and sisters and is similar to Raksha Bandhan , except there is no tying of rakhi involved.
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A member from the cow-herding caste officiates the ritual, circling the hill with a cow and a bull, followed by families in the village. They partake in the sanctified food after offering the food to the hill. The festival often draws a large crowd, including the Chaube brahmins of Mathura. [4] Annakut is celebrated on the fourth day of Diwali.