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.
Online Shopping a boon in COVID times
As these are pandemic times people are reluctant to meet each other even if they are in the same cities, so in such a scenario when a sister has to send a rakhi to her brother online shopping is the best option. From sending rakhis to sweets, different websites are offering interesting discounts and options. Even sending gifts to sisters has not only become easy but the options are many and varied. So choose from a variety of gifting options for your brothers and sisters from the wide range of options offered by online shopping.
Follow COVID Appropriate Behavior
Remember COVID times are still not over, whether you are going for Rakhi and gift shopping or traveling for the festival follow COVID-19 appropriate behavior of masking up, sanitization, and social distancing. In case there are COVID symptoms don’t ignore and mingle with people to celebrate the festival.
Let’s make this Rakhi festival enjoyable to you and to others also. Tie the Rakhi of COVID safety.
Also read: Celebrating A Sustainable Raksha Bandhan
