The expression "Raksha Bandhan" (Sanskrit, literally "the bond of protection, obligation, or care") is now principally applied to this ritual.
Of special significance to married women, Raksha Bandhan is rooted in the practice of territorial or village exogamy. The bride marries out of her natal village or town, and her parents by custom do not visit her in her married home. In rural north India, where village exogamy is strongly prevalent, large numbers of married Hindu women travel back to their parents' homes every year for the ceremony. Their brothers, who typically live with their parents or nearby, sometimes travel to their sisters' married home to escort them back. Many younger married women arrive a few weeks earlier at their natal homes and stay until the ceremony. The brothers serve as lifelong intermediaries between their sisters' married and parental homes, as well as potential stewards of their security.
In urban India, where families are increasingly nuclear, the festival has become more symbolic but continues to be highly popular. The rituals associated with this festival have spread beyond their traditional regions and have been transformed through technology and migration. Other factors that have played a role are: the movies, social interaction, and promotion by politicized Hinduism, as well as by the nation state. Among females and males who are not blood relatives, the act of tying the rakhi amulets has given rise to the tradition of voluntary kin relations, which has sometimes cut across lines of caste, class, and religion.
Dr. Samrat Kar, Consultant Psychiatrist, founder & trustee of The Brain Foundation, India . He is past president of Indian psychiatric Society Odisha State brnach and past editor of Indian Medcal Association Odisha State Branch. Dr Kar is author of many acclaimed articles and books in Odia, Hindi and English languages i.e., "Mana Katha Janantu" "Mana re achi kan ? " , " Maan Ki Baat Janiya " , " Know Your Mind " . Dr. Kar has received various State and National awards for his contribution to the society in the field of creating awareness about mental health and its cure in general public. He has attended number of State and National level seminars and workshops and shared experience and well appreciated by fellow Psychiatrists. He is a regular columnist in popular newspapers, a regular panelist in TV and Radio programs.
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