The festival of Bhai dooj is being celebrated in various parts of the country today. On this day, sisters pray for their brothers to have long and happy lives by performing Tika ceremony and brothers offer gifts to their
sisters.
It is also called as Bhau Beej in the Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka, Bhathru Dwithiya, Bhau-deej, Bhai Phota in Bengal, Ningol Chakuba in Manipur and Bhai Tika in Nepal.