Rituals in Bhai Dooj festival

Bhai Dooj is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the last day of the fivedaylong Diwali festival. This is the second day of the bright fortnight or Shukla Paksha of the Hindu month of Kartika. The celebrations of this day are similar to the festival of Raksha Bandhan. On this day, sisters pray for their brothers to have long and happy lives by performing the Tika ceremony, and sisters give gifts to their brothers. egend says Yamraj, the God of Death visited his sister Yami on this particular day. She put