Yama Dvitiya (Bhai Dooj)

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Hindu festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bhai_Dooj
gptkb:Bhai_Phonta
gptkb:Bhai_Tika
gptkb:Bhau_Beej
gptkbp:category Hindu festivals
Autumn festivals
Sibling festivals
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Hindus
gptkbp:frequency annual
gptkbp:hasLegend Yamuna invited Yama to her home and applied tilak
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yama Dvitiya (Bhai Dooj)
gptkbp:mythologicalRole Yama (god of death)
Yamuna (river goddess)
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkbp:occurredIn second lunar day of Shukla Paksha in Kartika month
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Diwali
gptkbp:rituals exchange of gifts between siblings
sisters apply tilak on brothers' forehead
gptkbp:significance celebrates bond between brothers and sisters
gptkbp:type cultural
religious
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yamraj
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8