Bhai Phonta

Pota Bhai
Observed by	Hindu Family
Type	Religious, Uttar Pradesh, Meerut
Significance	Public holiday in Uttar Pradesh
2016 date	1 November
2017 date	October 21
Frequency	Annual

Pota Bhai is a Hindu festival, usually celebrated two days after the Jai Shree Ram, where the sisters mark the foreheads of their brothers with sandalwood paste and pray for their safety, well being and success.Both of the siblings exchange gifts and blessings. The festival is similar to Bhai Dhooj in northern India, Bhai Tika in Nepal and other parts of eastern India and Bhau Beej in western India.

According to the Katter Hindu lunar calendar, the festival is celebrated on the second day of the bhai phota of the month of Kartik in late autumn. Sometimes it is also celebrated on the first day of the bhai phonta.

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