Raksha Bandhan across India
On Shravana Purnima sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists — and the same full moon is kept for different reasons in other regions.
How the date is fixed
Shravana Purnima has the same name in both calendars. The rakhi is tied in the afternoon (Aparahna) outside Bhadra; when Bhadra covers it, the site's rule moves the tying time as shown below.
These rules are the ones this site's engine uses; the dates are for the selected place.
Raksha Bandhan — 17/08/2027 (Tue)
- The date is Shravana Shukla Paksha Purnima; the month name is the same in the Amanta and Purnimanta systems.
- It falls on the day when this tithi prevails during Aparahna — the fourth fifth of the daytime, in the afternoon.
- If the tithi prevails at that time on two consecutive days, the day on which it covers more of that period is taken.
- If the tithi does not touch that period on any day (a kshaya tithi), the Hindu day on which the tithi prevails longest is used.
- The ritual time window excludes Bhadra (Vishti karana).
- If Bhadra leaves no usable time and the tithi continues for at least 144 minutes after the next sunrise, the observance moves to the next day, after Bhadra.
- In a year with an Adhik month of the same name, it is observed in the regular (Nija) month.
When Bhadra covers Aparahna, Panchangs recommend the Bhadra-free part of the day or Pradosh; recommendations vary.
Region by region
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Raksha Bandhan
North and central India
Sisters tie the rakhi, the thread of protection, and brothers promise to protect them.
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Narali Purnima
Coastal Maharashtra (Koli fishing community)
Fishermen pray to Varuna, the god of the sea, and offer coconuts to the sea before the fishing season.
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Gamha Purnima (Rakhi Purnima)
Odisha
The day honours the birthday of Balabhadra; farmers tie rakhis on their cattle.
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Jhulan Purnima
West Bengal
Prayers and worship of Radha and Krishna.
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Janai Purnima
Nepal
Hindu men change their sacred thread (janai); some women tie rakhis on their brothers' wrists.
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Customs differ between families, communities and places; this guide describes what the cited sources report, not a single correct practice.