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Indian Festivals, learn more of dates and celebrations of Indian Festicals in Bangkok
Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 At 08:00:00 AM
Duration: All Day
Bhaubeej/Bhau-Beej (in Marathi),Bhai-Dooj (in Hindi),Bhai Beej (in Gujarati) or Bhai Phota(in Bengali) is a ceremony performed by Hindus on the second day after Diwali.
Women celebrate their love for their brothers by putting an auspicious tilak (made from vermilion or sandalwood paste) on their brothers' foreheads. Women also bless their younger brothers. They perform an aarti to their brothers to honour them for taking care of them and protecting them, and pray for their well-being. Sisters are lavished with gifts and blessings (to younger sisters) from their brothers.