Bhai Dooj 2021: PM Modi And Amit Shah Wish Indians Happy Bhai Dooj

Bhai Dooj 2021: On the eve of Bhai Dooj, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have given their best wishes to all Indians.

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Bhai Dooj 2021: The holy festival of Bhai Dooj is being celebrated with great fervor all across the country. This festival is dedicated to the love between brothers and sisters. On the eve of Bhai Dooj, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah gave their best wishes to all Indians.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "Many wishes to all the countrymen on the occasion of Bhai Dooj. After Rakshabandhan, 'Bhai Dooj' is the second festival dedicated to the love and affection between a brother and sister."

Best wishes to all the countrymen on the occasion of Bhai Dooj.

Best wishes to everyone on the auspicious occasion of Bhai Dooj.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 6, 2021

Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted, "Heartiest greetings to all countrymen on the auspicious occasion of 'Bhai Dooj'."

Heartiest greetings to all countrymen on the auspicious occasion of "Bhai Dooj". pic.twitter.com/ivprahdXhl

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 6, 2021

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tweeted, "Heartiest greetings and endless greetings to all the people of the state on the auspicious festival of 'Bhaiya Dooj', the holy festival dedicated to love and affection between brothers and sisters."

Legend of Bhai Dooj:

This legend is based on Dharamraj Yamaraj and Yamuna, children of Lord Surya and his wife Sandhya. However, Sandhya wasn't able to live with the heat and brightness of Lord Surya and went back to her parents, leaving behind Yamaraj and Yamuna. But, she left her replica, Chhaya with Lord Surya. Yamraj and Yamuna were deprived of motherly love as they were not Chhaya's own children. This is why they had a lot of love for each other. After Yamuna got married, Dharmaraj Yamaraj arrived at his sister's home after being invited by her on the eve of Dwitiya. Yamuna welcomed her brother and celebrated her brother's arrival. She then put a 'Tilak' on her brother Yamaraj's head. Since then, the auspicious festival of Bhai Dooj is celebrated on the Second Day of Shukla Paksha of Kartik Mas every year.

This year, the auspicious time of worship on Dwitiya started at 11.14 pm on 5th November and ends at 7.44 pm on 6th November. According to this, Bhai Dooj would be celebrated on the second date on Dwitiya, which is November 6th. According to the astrologer, sisters can apply Tilak on their brothers' heads between 01:10 pm and 03:21 pm on this day.