The festival of Raksha Bandhan involves a lot of sentiment and emotion on both sides as sisters tie a rakhi to express their affection for their brothers, who return their sisters' feelings with sweets and gifts. Rakhi sweets are an inseparable part of Raksha Bandhan as they add a lot of sweetness and charm to this festival.
To begin with, sweets are a part of the small formal ceremony that involves the tying of the rakhi on the rakhi pooja thali where they find an honorable place along with other auspicious items such as rice grains, betel nuts, coconut and other pooja items.
Gifting a box of Rakhi Mithai along with other gifts is a popular trend. Sisters gift their brothers with a box of sweets along with tying a rakhi. Sweets are also shared amongst family members. Typically brothers also make a return gift along with a box of sweets to express their gratitude and appreciation.
A variety of traditional and contemporary rakhi sweets and rakhi mithai are trendy during the Raksha Bandhan festival. Delicious and mouth watering sweets like barfi, pedas, rasgullas, gulab jamuns, kaju rolls, pista rolls, anjir rolls, kaju katli, malai pedas, kalakand, etc. are amongst the hot favorites for this festival. Other contemporary sweets include chocolates, chocolate truffles, chocolate baskets, fudge, dark chocolate, Swiss Toblerone, and a variety of other delectable chocolate varieties.
Dry fruits and dry fruit combinations are equally popular. Cashew nuts, pistachios almonds, raisins, and figs are amongst the regulars. Truly, rakhi sweets hold an important place during the Raksha Bandhan festival and surely increase its charm and traditional appeal.
By: Nihit Aurora
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