This story is from August 29, 2015

Rakhi and its kind

From the days of tying a red coloured simple thread till today when there are plenty of varieties of rakhi.
Rakhi and its kind
From the days of tying a red coloured simple thread till today when there are plenty of varieties of rakhi. The market is full of various patterns and it sure makes you feel confused on which one to pick for your brother.
It is that time of the year again, when you are at a fix in choos ing from hundreds of rakhis that you witness and fighting the dilemma that your mind is in, to pick that one rakhi which suits your brother the best and expresses your feelings towards him in the best possible way.
To make this task less time consuming and moreover to take right decision and make the perfect choice, consider your brother's likes, dislikes, personality, profession and most importantly how you plan to put forward your feelings to him. There are many famous patterns of rakhis as well as the current trends in rakhis design in the market. We have chalked some to ease your search.
Personalise it
Sisters today are getting conscious and picky. They want to stand out of the rest and make their brother feel exclusive and special. A lot of sisters order for customised rakhis.Today there are several websites and designers that make rakhi on demand by using the thread, materials and pattern that the customer wants from number of options available.
While the creative ones go a step ahead and make rakhi on their own by either getting brother's name done up or embroidering or quilling and so on.
Expensive affair
Using up a portion of salary or savings when sisters want to tie the purest knot, they pick on diamonds and gold. Gold rakhis are available from price range of Rs. 1500 and as expensive as Rs. 5000 depending on weight and use of gold, whether it's only gold plated, or just a coin is used or the entire rakhi is made up of gold, following this is the silver made rakhi. The use of real diamond can cost as high as half a lakh or above.

Fine fragrance
The rakhis made from sandalwood are exceptional. Various creatures and flowers patterns are created of sandalwood. The soothing smell that keeps floating from the rakhi reminds of his sister each time the flare surrounds him.
For li'l brothers
The cartoon and toy rakhis are crafted for the brothers that are tender in age and are cartoon lovers. Their favourite cartoon characters on the rakhis make them love it. Be it Mickey Mouse, Zoozoo, Chota Bheem, Tom & Jerry, even toy rakhis like teddy bear, Balgopal are perfect for brother that are below ten. One more added attraction is musical rakhi.With objects or cartoons that play a tune or light up when turned on are doing rounds in the market.
Nanand Bhabhi
For the sister-in-laws the rakhis are different than the usual rakhi.These are pendent like structure conival in shape, colourful and vibrant decorated with latkans. This rakhi is meant to be tied on the wrist of bhabhi or to hang it with her bangles. Mostly Rajasthanis, Marwaris and some parts of central Gujarat tie rakhis to Bhabhi.
Rudraksh
Rakhis made using rudraksh are special in a way that rudraksh is considered pure and auspicious according to Hindu mythology and it is believed to represent powers of lord Shiva and protect the wearer from negative powers. Rudraksha is combined with other materials and used to make a beautiful rakhi.Apart from these exclusive ones there are range of artistic rakhis available in market from pearl work, zardosi work, stone work, currency note, bead work, satin, zari, resham thread, floral, ram rakhi and so on.Many still prefer only mouli that are ethnic and look colourful and dis tinct. “I always ask my sisters to tie me a simple mouli thread. It doesn't look that fascinat ing on the day when all other wrists look fancy but it helps me maintain the rakhi all year round and feel responsible,“ avers Pankaj Mundhra, an industrialist.
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