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Glimpses of World Religions
(3) Shravani (4) Poornima of coconuts and (5) Sanskrit day.
Rakshabandhan means a holy ‘parva' of culture – the parva of good wishes of a sister. The holy occasion or ‘parva' symbolic of an undiminished trust of a sister in her brother will surely protect the brother and sister, and the sister also, tying the Raksha thread, expresses her sentiments saying :- “May this protactionthread give protection to you in the way of your life.” The Rakhadi is not a mere thread but a bondage of heart, and a symbol of pure love between a brother and a sister.
On this day of ‘Balev' the Brahmanas, the devotees of Brahmatattva put on the sacred thread' or yagnopavit. They perform poojas like 'sandhyas' after taking a holy bath. Another name of this day is Shravanee also. The name of this month is determined as “Shrawan' because of the Shrawan Naxatra's prominence. The Yajurvedis and Rigvedis wear the yagnopavit (Janoi), the sacred thread on this day, because it is regarded as a good day. Shrawanee means the day of listening to the teachings of the moral rules.
The coconut purnima : On this holyday, the salers, the merchants etc. offer coconuts to the ocean and worship ceremoniously and pray to the sea to have favours on them for their complete protection.
This is a very nice, holy day to remember the best values of Sanskrit literature and culture. This is also the day to cultivate love, co-operation, brotherhood, etc. for the country. Janmashtami
The eighth day of Shravan Vad is the birthday celebration of Lord Krishna. It is known as Janmashtami. This is a very wellknown religious festival of the Hindus. Some people observe fast on this day, go to the temple at midnight for worship and sing
