Saturday, 15 April 2017

The Journey of Rakhi Thread


Raksha Bandhan is the festive celebration of ethics and values. Being high in morals and beliefs the day is celebrated with full enthusiasm and fervor in India. The Hindu festival spreads the message of love, togetherness, trust, respect, care and affection. It actually teaches the true meaning of a relationship. It tells that it really doesn't matter if you are not sharing the same womb, if you have the brotherly feeling to someone then the thread can fulfill your wishes. Tying rakhi thread even to a stranger can bind him in a relation. The ordinary feeble thread can bind a person in a strong relation forever. The beautiful customs for the day celebration is what makes it really very special. The journey of Raksha Bandhan custom and rakhi thread has attained many changes. Keeping alive the heart and soul of the festive celebration beautiful changes are now introduced in it. Let’s see how the simple rakhi thread has now transformed into designer bracelet rakhi.

Mauli: Crafting in rakhi is the gift of modernity, in the earlier time when there were no such craft options then mauli was considered that sacred thread which when tied in brother's hand transforms into the bond of love forever. However the traditional type is still in trend and well known as mauli rakhi in the present context.

Quilted Rakhi: With the change in time, things were also beautified. The same happened with rakhi thread too. The mauli thread which was earlier considered to be the main attraction of festival was replaced with quilted rakhi. With little foam, few attractive beads and motifs the mauli rakhi travelled its way to quilled rakhi.

Resham Dhaga: When the journey of rakhi was just on Resham Dhaga rakhi came into force. The silken thread replaced the red mauli thread. As silk was a costly affair hence the rakhi became the main attraction for elite. So, saying that the journey of resham Dhaga rakhi and quilted rakhi was almost the same, would not be wrong. 

Jeweled Rakhi: Raksha Bandhan is the celebration when everyone speaks out the emotions; the very precious festive celebration has attained the preciousness of jewels. Rakhi is no more a thread now; it has now transformed into a precious accessory that brother tie in his wrist for a longer period of time. Golden rakhi, silver rakhi, pearl rakhi, diamond rakhi, Navratan rakhi are the different forms of jeweled rakhis present today.

Designer Rakhi: Swag or style whatever it is called, is the style of living of present youth. They wish to implement it in everything relevant to their day to day living. Designer rakhi is what sisters pick nowadays for the brother. It is not only in much demand but something to show status too.

Personalized Rakhi: The activism in social media has made a person to go much personalized for his needs and deeds. Personalized rakhi is what sisters adopt to impress brother on the day significantly meant for his long and happy life. Rakhi with brother's name, photo or the first alphabet is in trend. 

Digital Rakhi: Technology has touched this part of celebration as well. Going in a much modern form of everything, digital rakhi is the latest trend. Rakhi with a beautiful motif that describes technology is something sisters pick but definitely, this rakhi is meant for kids in which they have the motifs of their superhero with light and sound effect embedded.

So have you noticed how the beautiful journey of rakhi transformed from a simple mauli thread to a digital rakhi? Well, whatever be the changes and the modifications in rakhi it always carries the same meaning love and affection. And this is the strongest reason why sister being far away from brother still sends her rakhi. Online rakhi is the trendiest way adopted by sisters to wish their brother happy Raksha Bandhan even after sitting at a distance from him.

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