Festival · 2073
Bhai Dooj 2073
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What the day is
Yama visits his sister Yamuna and is fed — the god of death, at a family table.
The story
The story the day keeps.
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Yama, lord of dharma, went to visit his sister Yamuna on this day. She welcomed him with a tilak and a meal, and he blessed the day: a brother who visits his sister on it and eats from her hand is honoured. So the day is also called Yama Dvitiya.
Yama Dvitiya, as the Puranic vrata tradition records it.
The days around it
5 days kept as one season. Each has its own page.
- Dhanteras
Dhanvantari's day: health, and a lamp at the door.
28 October 2073 - Day 2
Naraka Chaturdashi
Krishna frees the captives; an oil bath before dawn.
- Deepavali
Lakshmi at dusk; the lamps against the new moon.
30 October 2073 - Govardhan Puja
Krishna lifts the hill; a mountain of food is shared.
31 October 2073 - Bhai Dooj
A sister's tilak and meal; Yama visits Yamuna.
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How to keep Bhai Dooj
Free acts, done by you. Kept so far this year: 0 of 2.
Call or visit an elder brother or sister today; if you have none, an elder who has looked out for you.
Light a lamp, or say a word of thanks, for a sibling or for someone who has been one to you.
Each act is free and done by you. Keeping one writes it to your karma ledger with the day's panchang. Nothing here is ever bought, and no act is a remedy.
How India keeps it
North India
Bhai Dooj: the sister marks her brother's forehead with tilak and feeds him.
Maharashtra and Bengal
Bhau Beej in Maharashtra; Bhai Phonta in Bengal, where the sister's blessing is spoken over the tilak.
Bhai Dooj was not found in 2073 for this city. The calendar shows the whole year.
For another city
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