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Anuppur, 19 August (HS). Due to the shadow of Bhadra on Raksha Bandhan for the second consecutive year, the sisters' love Rakhi was adorned on the wrists of brothers only after 1.30 pm. On Monday, people reached the temples since morning for worship. Jalabhishek and rituals were performed along with special worship of God in the temples. Devotees offered bhog prasad and rakhis to God after worshiping in various temples across the district including Ram Janaki temple. There was a crowd of people in the market throughout the day. Sisters shopped a lot in fruit shops along with clothes, sweets and rakhis. There was a long queue of sisters to tie rakhi to their brothers in the jail. Regarding the festival, the jail management allowed sisters to tie rakhi with necessary guidelines.
The festival of Raksha Bandhan, a symbol of the unbreakable love and relationship between brothers and sisters, continued till evening on Monday with the sequence of tying rakhis on the wrists of brothers. On this occasion, sisters applied sandalwood tilak on their brothers' foreheads and tied a sacred silk thread on their wrists and took a vow to protect them. Due to Purnima and Raksha Bandhan, after performing puja in temples, sisters placed a plate decorated with rakhis in front of their brothers, and after applying tilak and wishing them success, they took their troubles in their hands. At the same time, brothers also took a pledge to protect the dignity of the silk thread and protect the identity of their sister. This year, due to the corona epidemic, the market of Raksha Bandhan remained dull, instead of the market, there was a special hustle and bustle of the festival in homes. Rakhis and sweets were purchased in large quantities in the local markets, there was also a crowd at the shops for gifts.
The festival of Rakshabandhan was celebrated with great joy in Kotma, Badra, Bhalumaada, Rajnagar, Bijuri, Amarkantak, Jaithari and other rural areas of the district. Rakshabandhan, the festival of the sacred relationship between brother and sister, was celebrated traditionally in Kotma. The process of tying rakhi to brothers by sisters continued on the night of 30th and from morning to evening of 31st August. While sisters prayed for their brother's safety and long life by tying rakhi, brothers also took a pledge to protect them.
Sisters gathered to tie Rakhi on the wrists of their brothers who are in jail
Sisters reached Anuppur Jail to tie Rakhi on the wrists of their brothers in District Jail Anuppur. Sisters of the prisoners tied Rakhi on the wrists of their brothers. In this love of the sisters, the dry tears of the brothers' eyes started dripping one by one. Brothers and sisters enquired about each other's well-being, while brothers pledged to protect their sisters.
The Deputy Jail Superintendent said that the jail management had fixed the time from 7 am to 12 noon for tying rakhi to the undertrials and prisoners lodged in the district jail. Sisters were being allowed to tie rakhi through token system. The management allowed the sisters to enter with sweets, rakhi and handkerchief. For this, separate arrangements were made in the jail with tight security. Sisters tied rakhi on the wrists of their brothers in the presence of officers. During this time, brothers also came to get rakhi tied by female prisoners. The management got them tied by arranging open meetings. Today, on the occasion of Rakshabandhan, 140 sisters tied rakhi on the wrists of their brothers and three brothers tied rakhi on the wrists of their sisters in the district jail Anuppur, in which 350 family members came yesterday and were allowed to meet on the occasion of Rakshabandhan.
Kajalaiyya festival was celebrated with enthusiasm and devotion
The festival of Kajalaiyya was celebrated with great enthusiasm and devotion on Tuesday, 20 August, the second day of Raksha Bandhan. A procession of Kajalaiyya was taken out from the Panchayati Mandir and Purani Basti of Kotma town in the evening, which will end with the immersion of Kajalaiyyas in the Purniha pond at the bus stand and the Keraha pond on the Manendragarh Road while singing bhajans. In the evening, small children and elders will visit each other's houses with Kajalaiyya and hug each other. The Kajalaiyya festival is considered to be the main festival among Hindu festivals, in which people share their happiness by hugging each other. This sequence will start in the evening and will continue till late night.
