IndianSanskriti
Bhai Dooj Sanskriti Magazine Wishes

History And Significance of Bhai Dooj, Bhau Beej Festival

Bhai Dooj, a Hindu festival is celebrated on the second lunar day of Shukla Paksha in the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar. Also known as ‘Bhai Phonta’, ‘Bhai Tika’, ‘Bhau Beej’, and ‘Yamadvitiya’, the festival is celebrated in the country during Diwali with a lot of enthusiasm and spirit. In 2021, the festival is scheduled to be celebrated on 6th November.

Bhaidooj 20201 date and timing

Dwitiya Tithi Begins – 11:14 PM on Nov 05, 2021
Dwitiya Tithi Ends – 07:44 PM on Nov 06, 2021

Bhai Dooj: Wishes, messages to share

You may also like

Search the website

Like us on Facebook

Get daily updates via Email

Enter your email address:

Recent Posts

Varada Chaturthi 2026 — The Rare Ganesha Day of Purushottam Maas

Varada Chaturthi 2026 — The Rare Ganesha Day of Purushottam Maas

Once every 2.5–3 years — when the rare 13th month of Adhika Maas opens — a thirteenth Vinayaka Chaturthi appears. The Mudgala Purana calls it Varada Chaturthi, the “boon-giving” Chaturthi, and holds it as the most fruit-bearing Ganesha day of the entire calendar. Today, Wednesday May 20, 2026, is that day.

Padmini Ekadashi 2026 — The Rare Ekadashi That Comes Only in Purushottam Maas

Padmini Ekadashi 2026 — The Rare Ekadashi That Comes Only in Purushottam Maas

Padmini Ekadashi 2026 falls on Wednesday, May 27 — the Shukla Paksha Ekadashi of Adhika Maas, the rarest Ekadashi in the entire Hindu calendar (it appears only every 2.5–3 years). The Padma Purana conversation between Bhagavan Krishna and Yudhishthira, the Vrat Katha of Queen Padmini, complete vrat vidhi with jagrana, mantras, and the lotus symbolism that gives the Ekadashi its name.

Ganga Dussehra 2026 — The Day Maa Ganga Came Down to Bhagiratha

Ganga Dussehra falls on Monday, May 25, 2026 — commemorating the day Maa Ganga descended from Vaikuntha to the earth through the millennia-long tapasya of King Bhagiratha. The full account from the Valmiki Ramayana, snan vidhi, dana traditions, mantras, and the teaching of sustained sincerity.

Adhik Jyeshtha Maas 2026 — The Hidden Month That Belongs to Lord Vishnu

Once every 2.5–3 years, the Hindu calendar opens a quiet thirteenth chamber — the intercalary month Lord Vishnu took for His own. A Puranic look at Adhik Jyeshtha Maas 2026 (May 2–31), the Padma Purana account of how it became Purushottam Maas, and a complete householder’s guide for its closing days.

css.php