Bhai Dooj 2026 kab hai?

Bhai Dooj 2026 10 November 2026 ko hai. Yama's visit to Yamuna — the sister's prayer for her brother's protection

How is Bhai Dooj celebrated?

According to the Skanda Purana, Yama had been so consumed by his cosmic duties that he had not visited his sister Yamuna for a very long time. On this day, moved by her invitations, he finally came to her home; Yamuna welcomed him with a feast, performed his aarti, applied tilak on his forehead, and asked for the boon that any brother who visited his sister on Yama Dwitiya and received her tilak would be granted long life and protection from untimely death. Yama, moved by his sister's love, granted the boon — and from that day Bhai Dooj has been observed as the festival of brothers visiting th

What seva is auspicious on Bhai Dooj?

Gau Seva on Bhai Dooj is a tradition particularly dear to those who have lost a brother or sister, or whose siblings are far away. Offering food to a cow on this day, in the name of one's brother or sister, is understood as an act of the bond extending beyond physical presence — a sister can perform Gau Seva for her absent brother, or a brother for his sister, and the merit reaches the loved one regardless of where they are.

Festival Seva · 2026

Bhai Dooj

भाई दूज

10 November 2026

“Yama's visit to Yamuna — the sister's prayer for her brother's protection”

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Bhai Dooj — when is it where you are?

This festival follows the Hindu Tithi (lunar day), calculated from local sunrise. A festival can fall on a different calendar date depending on where you are. Below are calendar dates in major diaspora markets.

Your local time

Monday, 9 November 2026

America/New_York

USA (Eastern)9 Nov 2026
USA (Pacific)9 Nov 2026
UK (London)10 Nov 2026
Canada (Toronto)9 Nov 2026
UAE (Dubai)10 Nov 2026
Singapore10 Nov 2026
Australia (Sydney)10 Nov 2026
India (IST)10 Nov 2026

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Significance of Bhai Dooj

Bhai Dooj (भाई दूज, also Yama Dwitiya, Bhai Tika in Nepal, Bhau Beej in Maharashtra, Bhratri Dwitiya in Bengal) is observed on the second day (Dwitiya) of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of Kartik month — the fifth and final day of the Diwali festival. The day is dedicated to the bond between sister and brother, with the central legend drawn from the meeting of Yama (the lord of death) and his sister Yamuna (the river goddess).