Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi as it is popularly known is celebrated on a full moon day in August celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters is the Hindu festival. On a full moon day in the month of Sravana (August), sisters tie thread charm on their brothers’ wrists, praying for their longevity and happiness. Brothers, in turn are bound by the delicate threads to cherish and safeguard their … [Read more...]
Raksha Bandhan Special: Ghevar Recipe
July 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi festival is one of the most auspicious and important festival in Hindus in India or all over the world. Sweet dishes also play an important role in the celebrations of Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan festival. Ghevar recipe is a sweet dish special from Rajasthan. It is a round cake made from flour mixed and soaked in ghee and milk and topped with sliced almonds. Ingredients for … [Read more...]
Rakhsha Bandhan Recipe – Malpua
July 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Raksha Bandhan or rakhi festival is the day when relatives, especially sisters visit their brothers' homes to celebrate the festival. Malpua is an Indian pancake sweet dish. Malpua is a Rajasthani dish made from flour and is easy to prepare. Ingredients for Malpua 1 liter Milk 50gm Grated Mawa 250 grams Maida 500 grams sugar Ghee or Oil for frying ¼ teaspoon green cardamom … [Read more...]
Rakhi Gift Ideas
August 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Rakhi gift ideas for the Rakhi festival to all the siblings. Take pleasure in the unconditional relationship between brothers and sisters is Rakhi festival. Every year siblings scratch their heads for that dazzling and sparkling Rakhi Gift Idea. To make that boring process a bit easy we are presenting some innovative Rakhi Gift Ideas for brothers and amazingly delightful gift ideas for … [Read more...]
Songs for Raksha Bandhan
August 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Here are select Songs for Raksha Bandhan. In the Hindi film industry there are many songs for every festival and so are the songs for Rakhi festival are available in many movies. In fact during 70s and 8-0s when sister was an important part of any Hindi film there were many songs that hero used to sing for his sister or vice versa. Raksha Bandhan most hit song ever was Phoolon Ka Taaron Ka Sabka … [Read more...]
Decorate Rakhi Thali – Ideas to decorate Rakhi Thali
August 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Here are some ideas to decorate Rakhi Thali. Decorating Rakhi Thali is as important as the other rituals of the festival. Traditionally the Rakhi thali is the same as the thali for the puja of the deities. The Rakhi Thali contains a diya or deep, roli or tika, rice, sandalwood, incense sticks. In the Raksha bandhan thali, the rakhis are kept along with the sweet. These days there are a lot many … [Read more...]
Low calorie sweet ideas for Rakhi
August 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Are you looking for "low Calorie sweet ideas" for this Rakhi. On Rakhi sisters make sweets for their brithers - however many of them shy away from eating sweets due to high calories. Here we will be discussing some of the low Calorie sweet ideas. Eating Low Calorie food is important not only that you can eat more without the fear of putting on weight as the food is not calorie rich. There are … [Read more...]
Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan on August 13 2011
August 5, 2011 by 1 Comment
Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan is an Indian festival. Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan a beautiful festival to celebrate the beautiful relationship that a brother and sister share. Rakhi Festival with lots of love and enthusiasm brings to the siblings. Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan which reflects the sweet and bitter relationship of brother and sister. Though brothers and sisters share and enjoy the bond of love … [Read more...]
Rakshabandhan
August 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi is an implicit pledge exchanged between a brother and sister signifying their fraternal relationship. The bond of Rakhi reinforces the love and affection between the siblings against all ills and odds. Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) is celebrated on the Shravan Poornima day in the month of August every year. On the day of Rakhi, sisters decorate Rakhi Thali with sweets, dhoop, … [Read more...]
