Raksha Bhandan-The Bond of Protection

India is the land of many Traditions and Rituals. Raksha Bhandhan is also a part of rites of the Hindu tradition, marking the love and affection between brother and sister. Rakhi is celebrated with much fanfare in Indian communities across the globe. On this auspicious day of Raksha Bhandhan, a sister ties a rakhi on her brother's wrist and applies tilak on his forehead. After this she prays to god for his long and healthy life. Then the brother expresses his gratitude to her sister by making a promise to protect her from hardship of her life and gifting her something she cherishes.

Raksha Bandhan is celebrating about six thousands year back. In puranas and historical books sereval incident throw light on the origin and early customs related to Rakshsa Bandhan. Accroding to puran or historical books on “Shravan purnima” the “DEV” and “ASUR” were fighting battle against each other for dominate creation. Unfortunately the Asur was strong positions, as compared to Dev. King of god Indra was worried about result of battle. His wife Indrani could not see him worried and and prayed to the almighty to help her husband. Indrani (Shashikala) was religious lady,So she prepare a talisman with her divine power and tied talisman around indra's right wrist and she believed her talisman will safeguard Indra from the attack of the Asur. She proved it. Unfortunately Asur won the battle and indra escaped unheart. After this the talisman was called “Raksha Suthra” and the ceremony of tying was called of Raksha Bandhan

Sunday, 17 July 2011

Send Rakhi with Chocolates Online

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Chocolates are an essential part of childhood. They fill the occassion of Rakshabandhan with sweet memories. Brothers and sisters can send an assortment of chocolates along with rakhis or rakhi thaalis on this festive occassion and rekindle the joy of sharing them.
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Friday, 15 July 2011

Raksha Bandhan Recipes

Cook up a delectable platter for your brother on "Raksha Bandhan" with the host of special sweets & dishes, make an easy watering delicacy for him.

Show your Love & affection through recipes that are suggested below:-

Chocolate Balls

Ingredients:-
½ cup coconut
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 tin condensed milk

Method:-
Extra coconut for rolling.
Mix all ingredients together and roll into small balls.
Roll balls in extra coconut or chocolate sprinkles.
Put into fridge and chill.
  
Coconut Rice

Cooked Rice - 1 cup
Grated Jaggery  - 1/2 cup
Grated fresh Coconut - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp.
Cloves (Laung) - 4-5
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Pinch of saffron soaed in warm milk
Raisins, Almonds chopped(Optional)- 1 tbsp.

1. Wash rice, keep it soaked for half an hour in water and cook it. (When you cook rice; make sure that it does not become soggy, it should exactly be like the one we use it for Fried Rice or Pulao preparation.....basically the grain should be separated)
2. Mix grated coconut and jaggery. Heat Ghee and fry the nuts if you are using. Remove and keep them aside.
3. Now into the Ghee add the Cloves and saute for few seconds. Then Add the coconut mixture and rice to it.
4. Mix well and let the jaggery melt completely. At this time also add the soaked saffron and mix.
5. Add the nuts (Optional), cardamom powder to it Mix well and its ready. Serve hot

Thursday, 7 July 2011

Send Rakhi with Chocolates Online
Chocolates are an essential part of childhood. They fill the occassion of Rakshabandhan with sweet memories. Brothers and sisters can send an assortment of chocolates along with rakhis or rakhi thaalis on this festive occassion and rekindle the joy of sharing them.
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Tuesday, 5 July 2011

Send Rakhi Thalis Online

Get exclusively made Rakhi Thaalis to your near and dear ones. Our Rakhi thalis contain an assortment of wonderfully decorated Thalis, rakhis, diyas and sweets. Select from variety of thalis made of different materials like – german silver,kundan and tissue paper among others that are handcrafted with various traditional and non-traditional motifs.
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Thursday, 9 June 2011

Rakhi Gifts for Sister

The day of Raksha Bandhan symbolizes pure love between siblings. The best way to celebrate this festival of rakhi is through the exchange of gifts. Just as the sister takes great delight in presenting a gifts to her brother along with the tying of the rakhi, the brothers too present their sisters with various gifts of their choice. For the sisters it is a big opportunity to demand their favorite gifts from their siblings.

Be it salwar suits, rings, perfumes, jewelry, sarees or chocolates, there are a plethora of choice available for the brothers to choose from. They can select gifts from various online gift portals to ease this task.

Rakhi Gifts for Brother

August, the month of the much awaited rakhi festival is finally knocking the doors. Every Indian has began preparations for this auspicious festival full of enthusiasm. Raksha Bandhan is also attracts eminent gifting. Sister shows her love and affection with ties a rakhi her brother wrist and brother acknowledges the love with a return a gift and a commitment to protect her . However the trends have quite changed with time. All siblings want to make this occasion more special.

Especially the sister expresses her pious feeling and love for her brother on raksha bandhan by presenting him some unique gifts. Nowadays deciding a Rakhi Gift For Brother has become a difficult task for sister owing to time and other constraints. Online Gift Portal Sites will help you to decide to choose unique gift for your brother. Here are some great gift ideas, which might help sister in selecting a unique rakhi gift for her dearest brother.

Wallets-Belts-and-Leather-items:- Smart leather wallets,belts leather key-chain and leather card holder brothers are always one of the best rakhi gift idea. These gifts are eternal and will remain with your brother and remind him of this day and you.

Perfume-cologne-body spray:- Fill your brother's life with fragrance by gifting them an array of Perfume-cologne-body sprays on the occasion of Rakhi. You will get a wide range of choice of his favourite fragrances or gift a new one for him to try and experiment with.

Watches:- Watches are the new accessories. They add to the personality and style of your brother. Gift
a watch to your brother on this occasion so that he remembers you each time he checks the time.

Monday, 6 June 2011

Send Rakhi To India

India is home to many traditions and rituals, Raksha Bandhan being one such occasion. It is an opportunity to bring together the entire family at one place to celebrate the many joys associated with it. In the age of globalization, an increasing number of Indians are opting to settle down abroad due to various reasons. In this scenario it is not feasible for sisters to tie rakhi directly in their brother's wrists.
However, it is not impossible to choose and send rakhis along with well wishes in the wake of a plethora of online gift stores available. They reduce the distance and increase the affection between the siblings within a short span of time. The sisters thus, choose various colorful, decorative and fancy rakhis which they can send to their brothers staying abroad. With a wide range of rakhis available in the Online Rakhi Gift Portals, they can get an assorted variety of Zardosi Rakhis, Pearl Rakhis, Mauli Rakhis, Diamond Rakhis,Bhaiya Bhabhi Rakhi, Rakhi Sets Silver Rakhis etc.
 
 

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