Bhai Dooj · 2024
Falls on: Sunday, November 3, 2024
Festival of the brother–sister bond, observed on Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, two days after Diwali. Also called Yama Dwitiya, recalling Yama dining at the home of his sister Yamuna; sisters apply tilak and pray for their brothers' long life, and brothers give gifts in return.
Dates and timings for Madrid.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi is current at sunrise in Madrid.
How it is observed
- Tilak ceremony
- Exchanging gifts
Regional calendars
Also known as: भाई दूज (Hindi) · ভাই ফোঁটা (Bangla) · भाऊबीज (Marathi)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Kartika · Shukla Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Kartika · Shukla Paksha
- Tamil: Aippasi 18, 2055 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Kartik 17, 1431 (Bangabda)
- Malayalam: Thulam 18, 1200 (Kollam era)
Computed for Madrid. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Bhai Dooj 2024
- Sunday, November 3, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: Sat, Nov 2, 3:52 PM – Sun, Nov 3, 5:35 PM CET
Frequently asked questions
- What is Bhai Dooj?
- Festival of the brother–sister bond, observed on Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, two days after Diwali. Also called Yama Dwitiya, recalling Yama dining at the home of his sister Yamuna; sisters apply tilak and pray for their brothers' long life, and brothers give gifts in return.
- When is Bhai Dooj 2024?
- Bhai Dooj falls on Sunday, November 3, 2024.