Deepotsav starts on Dhanteras and ends on Bhai Dooj. The five-day Deepotsav festival is going to end. This year Bhai Dooj is being celebrated on 3 November. It is clear from the name itself that this festival is a festival to strengthen the relationship between brother and sister.
Bhai Dooj is celebrated twice a year. One after Holi and the other after Diwali. This festival is similar to Rakshabandhan. However, the way to celebrate it is somewhat different. In this, like Rakshabandhan, Rakhi is not tied on the brother's wrist, but Aarti is performed by applying tilak on the forehead. On this occasion, sisters worship by making a square. However, there are many such temples in the country where sisters and brothers can go to worship together. On the occasion of Bhai Dooj, one can get special benefits of visiting these temples. There is also a lot of crowd here on the occasion of Rakshabandhan and Bhai Dooj.
In this article, we are telling about those holy temples, where every brother and sister should go for darshan and worship.
Yamuna Dharmaraj Temple of Mathura
A temple is located in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh which is dedicated to brother and sister. In this temple, the god of death Yamraj ji and his sister Yamuna Mata are seated. In this temple built on the ghat in Mathura, special worship of Yamraj ji and Yamuna ji is done. It is said that brother and sister should take a dip together in the Yamuna river and take a bath together in the temple. This strengthens the bond of their relationship and fulfills their wishes.
Bhaiya Bahini Village, Bihar
There is a special temple of brother and sister in Siwan district of Bihar state. The temple is located near Bhikha Dam, 3 km from Maharajganj subdivision headquarters. Even the name of this place is Bhaiya Bahini Village. The history of the temple is said to be more than 500 years old, where brother and sister are worshipped for centuries. There is a popular story that at the place where a brother and sister took samadhi in this village, two banyan trees have grown, whose roots are not known to anyone. It is believed that brothers and sisters come here to circumambulate the banyan tree.
Brother-sister temple in Bijnor
There is an ancient temple of brother and sister in the Chudiya Khera forest in Bijnor. It is believed that in the Satyug, a brother was returning with his sister from her in-laws' house on foot, during this time the bandits stopped both of them and misbehaved and behaved indecently with the woman. The brother and sister prayed to God for protection. The brother and sister turned into stone idols. Even today their idols are enshrined in the form of deities.
Bansi Narayan Temple of Uttarakhand
The doors of Bansi Narayan located in Uttarakhand open only once a year. However, if you are going for a trip, then visit this temple. This miraculous and unique temple of Bansi Narayan is located in Chamoli district. It is believed that Lord Vishnu first appeared here after being freed from the Vamana avatar. In this temple, sister can apply tilak on her brother's forehead.
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