రాఖీ పౌర్ణమి (రాఖీ బంధనం / జంధ్యాల పౌర్ణమి) 2026
⏰ Auspicious Puja Muhurat & Panchangam
Detailed Daily Panchangam →🌇 Sunset: 6:32 PM
🌟 Significance & Spiritual Importance
Fraternal protection, selfless love, family cohesion, and spiritual renewal through Upakarma.
📜 Historical Background & Puranic Origins
Draupadi tied a strip of her saree around Sri Krishna's bleeding finger; Indrani tied sacred thread to Indra before defeating asuras.
🕉️ Traditional Puja Vidhi (Step-by-Step Procedure)
Perform the sacred observances with purity of mind, devotion, and alignment with traditional Vedic rituals.
Light cow ghee/til oil lamps facing East. Perform Achamanam and seek purification of body and mind.
Pray to Lord Ganesha to remove obstacles. Take akshatas and water to state place, time, gotram, and desire.
Consecrate pure water with mango leaves and coconut. Invoke the presiding deities with reverence.
Offer Asanam, Padhyam, Arghyam, Snanam (Panchamrita), Vastra, Yajnopaveetam, and Sandalwood paste.
Chant the Ashtottara Shatanamavali (108 names) offering fresh sacred flowers and bilva/tulasi leaves.
Offer pure guggulu incense, lamp darshanam, traditional prasadam offerings, fruits, and tambulam.
Perform lighted camphor aarti with bell ringing and chanting sacred Mangala harathi stotras.
Circumambulate three times clockwise, perform prostrations, and offer all fruits of the puja to the Divine.
Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Pooja (సత్యనారాయణ వ్రతం)
Follow the authentic traditional step-by-step procedure with audio chants, mantras, and mudras.
📦 Puja Samagri Checklist & Sacred Naivedyam
🌿 Required Puja Samagri Checklist:
🍲 Traditional Naivedyam (Prasadam):
📿 Associated Sacred Mantras & Stotras
Browse All Mantras →Gayatri Maha Mantra
⚖️ Vrat Rules, Do's & Don'ts
Strictly avoid tying Rakhi during Bhadra Mukha or Bhadra Punchha period.
✅ Do’s (ఆచరించవలసినవి / क्या करें):
Tie Rakhi on right wrist facing East, perform aarti, seek elder blessings, change sacred thread after Gayatri japa.
❌ Don’ts (నిషేధించబడినవి / क्या न करें):
Never tie Rakhi during Bhadra Kaal; avoid black colored threads.