Rakhi festival remained dull due to BhadrakaalMother Lakshmi tied Rakhi to King Bali for the first time

Due to Bhadrakaal, the festival of Raksha Bandhan was dull in Keonthal area on Monday. As Bhadrakaal was till 1.30 in the day, for the first time, less enthusiasm was seen among sisters towards Raksha Bandhan. Most of the working sisters went to their brother’s house in the morning and left Rakhi and returned home. On the other hand, especially in rural areas, women could not avail the benefit of free travel in HRTC buses. In rural areas, HRTC has closed many routes and the buses that are running on those routes also leave at 7 in the morning. However, crowds of women buying Rakhi were seen at the shops.
Senior citizens Pritam Thakur and Dinesh Arya said that according to their life experiences, Bhadra has never been seen on the festival of Raksha Bandhan. This is the first time such a thing has been seen. Secondly, in the past, especially in rural areas, there was no tradition of tying Rakhi. On Raksha Bandhan, the priest used to come to the house in the morning and tie the Rakhi of Mauli, in return for which he was given dakshina in the form of grains etc. The practice of sisters tying Rakhi to their brothers and fasting on Karva Chauth started in the 80s.
What is Bhadra, after all? Many astrologers and learned Pandits who know rituals say that Bhadra is the daughter of Lord Suryadev and sister of King Shanidev. Like King Shani, Bhadra is considered to be harsh in nature. All auspicious works are prohibited during Bhadrakaal. Whereas Bhadrakaal is considered auspicious for Tantra Sadhna, court and political work. It is believed that Ravana was kept by his sister during Bhadrakaal due to which Ravana had a short life.
Who tied the Rakhi first?
According to the Puranas, in the Satyuga, Goddess Lakshmi tied Rakhi for the first time on the great donor King Bali. According to the legend, King Bali was considered a great donor. To test King Bali, Lord Vishnu took the form of Vaman and asked for three steps of land from King Bali. The king agreed to it. Lord Vaman measured the entire earth in two steps. When the turn for the third step came, King Bali bowed his head and also asked God for a boon that Lord Vishnu would also live with him in the netherworld. When Goddess Lakshmi came to know about this, she took the form of an old woman and tied a Rakhi to King Bali in the netherworld on the full moon day of Bhadra month and pleaded to release Lord Vishnu. Despite this, King Bali requested Lord Vishnu to sleep in the palanquin for four months of the year. Similarly, there is a mention of the Rakhi tied by Draupadi to Lord Krishna in the Puranas.