What is Lumba Rakhi What Are The Significance Of Lumba Rakhi

1. What is Lumba Rakhi? What Are The Significance Of Lumba Rakhi? Lumba rakhi is another type of rakhi which ties by sister to his sister-in-law on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan. We all know Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival and it is dedicated to the bond of brother and sister. On this day sister ties, rakhi which is decorated thread on the wrist of the brother, and prays for his love- life and in return brother offers some gifts to his sister and takes an oath to protect her. Similarly, Lumba rakhi is also tied by sister on her sister-in-law or bhabhi wrist. This Lumba rakhi is quite different from the brother rakhi. Why we Ties Lumba Rakhi to Bhabhi?

2. Lumba is a Marwari word, which means bangle. Lumba rakhi is tied on the bangle of the brother's wife. In Marwari people says the Raksha Bandhan celebration is incomplete if we dont ties rakhi on the bhabhi wrist because the wife is ardhangini or the better half of a husband. After the marriage of the brother no ritual is complete without his wife and without a wife husbands are not allowed to sit in puja or havan. So Raksha Bandhan is also a religious festival, where we do puja and aarti of a brother. Our puja and aarti will be incomplete if our brother half is not present, your sisters-in-law have to be present in the Raksha Bandhan puja. That is the reason we tie Lumba rakhi to bhabhi. We not only pray for our brother but also we pray for our sisters-in-law. When we tie Lumba on her bangle we pray from god for her secured marriage life and for her happiness. Nowadays Lumba rakhi is quite popular and this tradition is adopted by many communities but it is originated from the Rajasthan. Many women have started sporting the Lumba rakhi but the look of the Lumba rakhi is totally changed from the traditional look. Now it is more vibrant and colorful. Now Lumba has become more stylish and slender. Every woman loves to carry lumba on Raksha Bandhan day with some traditional Indian dresses then it looks magnificent. Significance of the Lumba rakhi The first sign of the Lumba Rakhi is to give essence security and protection. This rakhi helps us to build the relationship between the family. In India where young people are not given much freedom to do things according to their wishes and they always do those things which their elders tell them to do. But in the modern era, everything is changed youngster has full freedom but sometimes things cant go accordingly. When the sister ties rakhi on the brother's wrist, same time she ties Lumba on the sister-in-law's wrist. When a sister ties Lumba rakhi on the sister-in- law's wrist, she feels a sense of security and protection in the family and she feels a sense of connection in the family. This Lumba rakhi helps in establishing a strong bond between the brother, sister, and sister-in-law. With the help of Lumba Rakhi, a woman can feel a sense of security in the marriage. This Rakhi plays the role of love, affection, and loyalty in the relationship. When a sister tying Lumba rakhi then she is wishing her bhabhi a happily married life. In the traditional time when the woman is not educated and not independent at that time Lumba rakhi is a way to show the bribe that now she is our family's integral part and now she is not alone, a new family is supporting her. This Lumba rakhi gives

3. emotional support to the newly married wife and it will help her to boost her confidence. After marriage, a girl becomes an Ardhangini. That means the better half of a man’s body. In Hindus, religious people believe that after marriage, the wife has now become half part of the person, and she will be sharing her life with his husband. The Lumba Rakhi specifics that now she is accepted in this family and now she can sit in the puja and aarti with her husband.