Both online and offline markets are flooded with rakhi, rakhi decorations, and sweets. Siblings are busy buying rakhis and gifts for their partners in crime aka their brothers and sisters. This year Evil eye rakhi’s and Rudraksha Rakhi’s are in trend, you can either call it a COVID safety measure or an attempt to keep their brothers away from evil eyes and diseases. The thought process behind the evil eye and rudraksha rakhi is providing safety nets to their brothers through the delicate thread of love attached to evil eyes and Rudraksha.
What is Evil Eye?
As per Feng Chui evil eye is considered a symbol of safety and good luck, that keeps negativity and negative energy away. Usually, this is made with ultramarine blue glass beads with a symbol of eye and teardrop shape line on it. To bring and retain positivity in house people hang evil eye chimes and many other artifacts containing the evil eye. Many people also sport bracelets, necklaces, rings, and Brooches made with evil eyes. This year there is heavy demand for evil eye rakhi’s in the market owing to their quality of positivity and safety.
Advantages of Rudraksha
There is a general notion that when a person sports Rudraksha, he or she gets a safety cover around them. Also, it is believed that it removes the negative energies from the surroundings and wards off the evil eye. It also brings in the positivity of thoughts and good health. In COVID times, where people are worried about each other’s safety Rudraksha rakhi is considered as a safety cover by the siblings for each other.