Did you know this is how the Indian tradition Raksha Bandhan Origined......

Raksha Bandhan is celebrated as the day where a sister ties a thread around her brother's wrist as a symbol of protection while the he promises to protect and take care of her. What you might not know is how this tradition original. 

So here are some origin history of Raksha Bandhan:

- One of the oldest Mythological origin of Rakhi is from the story of Yama and Yamuna. According to a mythological tale, Yama, the lord of death, was blessed with eternity because his sister Yamuna tied up a Rakhi thread of blessings on his wrist that impressed the other gods of their love. Since that time the festival of Raksha Bandhan is associated with tying of Rakhi thread.

- Another Mythological Tale says that when Lord Indra was losing a war against demons, he was pushed back into the wilderness. After hearing that his wife Sachi yelled at the gods to help her protect her husband. Then the gods gave her a thread enchanted with mantras. Sachi then ran to Indra in the wilderness and tied it to Indra. The enchanted thread gave Indra powers to kill all the demons and win the battle.

Possible Historical Origins:

- One of the earliest observed thread tying occurred from the battle between Alexander the Greek king, and Porus, the Hindu king. Wife of Alexander sent a sacred thread to Porus, asking him not to harm her husband in battle. In accordance with Hindu traditions, Porus gave full respect to rakhi. In the battlefield, when Porus was about to deliver a final blow on Alexander, he saw the rakhi on his hand and restrained himself from attacking Alexander personally.

- Another occurrence happened when Queen Karmavati of Chittor had sent a Rakhi to Humayun to protect her from Bahadur Shah. Humayun, then engaged in an expedition against Bengal, turned back to carry out his sacred brotherly duty and tried to protect her but was too late. Chittor had already fallen and the Rani had immolated herself in the Rajput custom of Jauhar.

So hopefully you learnt something about the Hindu custom Raksha Bandhan famously known as Rakhi. 

- Rani Jha

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