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Slide 1: Author Name : Sanjay Roy email ID : sanjay.roy@reliablewebtechnologies.com Company : SendRakhiGiftstoIndia.com URL : http://www.sendrakhigiftstoindia24x7.com Address : 300. B. B. Ganguly Street Kolkata-700012 Land Line No : 03322259975 Fax No : 03322368091 Title : History of Raksha Bandhan in India Description : This article discusses about the history of Raksha Bandhan in India. It also discusses the ways of sending Rakhi and Rakhi gifts to India from abroad through SendRakhiGiftstoIndia.com Keywords : history of rakhi, history of raksha bandhan, Rakhi gifts, rakhi gifts to India, send Rakhi gifts Category : Shopping,Gifts Body : India is known as the 'land of festivals'. The rich culture and heritage of India can be dated back to 6000 years ago when Aryans created the Indus Valley Civilization. As the time passed by, festivals and their traditions started differing from region to region. The customs and traditions evolved from different corners of India and today, India is a land that epitomizes unity in diversity. Festivals and rituals following them have neen the integral part of Indian society. Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi is a traditional festival which is celebrated all over India. Celebrated in the full moon day of the Hindu month of Shravana, Rakhi commemorates the beautiful relationship of a sister shares with her brother and vice versa. 'Raksha' means protection and Bandhan means bond in Hindi. So, in Hindi literally Raksha Bandhan means the bond of protection. As name suggests, the festival of Raksha Bandhan is marked by the thread tying ceremony. A ceremony where a sister ties the holy thread or rakhi on the wrist of her brother. This ceremony upholds the affection and the bond of love of the siblings. Brothers in turn promises to give every happiness of life by flooding his siters with loads of Rakhi gifts. Gifts given by the brothers to his sisters are normally called as Rakhi return gifts. Gifts hold a significant position in the overall Raksha Bandhan customs and traditions. Even in these days, when the brothers and sisters are separated by the cross country borders, sisters send rakhi to USA or UK or any part of the world online and in turn brothers compliment them back by sending rakhi gifts to India. Like every other Indian festivals, Rakhi also has various myths and stories attached with it. Though the historical evidences are not strong enough but still they possess a great place in people's hearts. While the myths say the first celebration of Rakhi was traced in the mythology of Lord Indra and Demon king Vritra. Indra's wife once had saved his life by tying a thread when Indra lost a battle against the demon king, Vritra. There is another legend about the origin of this festival. The story of Lord Krishna and Draupadi is the most popular among all. During a war with the evil king Sishupal, Krishna was severely wounded. Seeing this, the wife of Pandavas, Draupadi tied a strip of cloth torn from her sari
Slide 2: on the bleeding finger and saved his life. Krishna, pleased to see her love and care, promised to repay this debt in future. How he repaid the debt is all history. The legends of Goddess Lakshmi and King Bali as well as Yama and Yamuna, Mugul Emperor Humayun and Queen Karnawati are also famous myths attached with Rakhi. Though Rakhi has multiple stories about its origin, the core essence has always remained the same. This Indian festival is now celebrated all over the world with same gaiety and fervor. Sisters in India celebrate Rakhi by sending exclusive rakhi to USA. Sometimes, they send Rakhi to USA paired with loads of special gifts like gift hampers or perfumes, gift vouchers, sweets hampers etc. While the sisters send Rakhi to USA, brothers pamper their dearest sisters by showering surprise gifts like exclusive jewelleries, cosmetics, watches, sarees, gift vouchers etc. This popular tradition of exchanging gifts on Rakhi is now become much more easier with the emergence of online gifting portals. SendRakhiGiftstoIndia.com is one such online gifting arcade which offers the service of delivering rakhi gifts to India. Not only gifts for brothers, through this rakhi shopping mall, sisters living abroad can also send rakhi to India for their bhaiyas. By enabling the sisters to send rakhi to India, it aims to bridge the distance. So, give vent to the cherished feeling of love shared between you and your brother or sister on this Raksha Bandhan through Rakhi gifts from SendRakhiGiftstoIndia.com. About the author: The author writes for SendRakhiGiftsToIndia.com which specializes in delivering rakhi and rakhi gifts to India. The site aims to connect the global NRIs by enabling them to send rakhi to India on the occasion of Rakhi.