Bhai Duj in India - 2024

03 Nov 2024, Sunday

Bhai Duj is a Hindu festival that celebrates the relationship between a brother and a sister on the second day after the new moon in the Hindu month of Kartika.

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When is Bhai Duj in India 2024?

03 November 2024, Sunday

About: Bhai Duj

Bhai Dooj, Bhai Tika, Bhaubeej, Bhai Beej, Bhai Phonta or Bhratri Dwitiya is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the second lunar day of the Shukla Paksha of Kartika, the eighth month of the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar or the Shalivahana Shaka calendar. It is celebrated during the Diwali or Tihar festival and Holi festival. The celebrations of this day are similar to the festival of Raksha Bandhan. In the southern part of India, the day is celebrated as Yama Dwitiya. In the Kayastha community, two Bhai Doojs are celebrated. The more famous one comes on the second day after Diwali. But the lesser-known one is celebrated a day or two after Diwali. In Haryana and Uttar Pradesh a ritual also followed, a dry coconut with klewa tied along its width for worshipping is also used at the time of doing aarti of a brother. In Bengal the day is celebrated as Bhai Phota, which comes one day after Kali Puja.

Also calledBhai Tika, Bhau Beej, Bhai Phonta, Bhratri Dwitiya
Observed byHindus
TypeReligious
DateKartika 2 (amanta tradition), Kartika 17 (purnimanta tradition)
dateKartika 2 (amanta tradition), Kartika 17 (purnimanta tradition)
FrequencyAnnual
Wikidata descriptionfestival celebrated by Hindus
Wikidata idQ31023
Wikidata labelBhai Dooj
Wikidata aliasesArray

Bhai Duj (2024) in other countries.

S.no.CountryDateHolidayType
1India03 Nov, SundayBhai DujHinduism,Optional holiday