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VaheGuru Ji Ka Khalsa

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Just was wondering whether anyone does the whole Rakhri thing. My family does it though I don't have any brothers but have a cousin brother who lives in America so i'm told to send him one every year. Though I don't really see any importance in doing this. Who else does this and do Sikh's in general tie Rakhri's?

Apologies for any mistakes.

VaheGuru Ji Ka Khalsa

VaheGuru Ji Ki Fateh

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wjkk wjkf

i dont like this, a piece of barfi or half a laddu costs me £80-£100 every year.... this is rip off. someone please stop this....!!!

wjkk wjkf

Haha Paajiii trust you to think about money! And where do you shop for your mithai/barfi? - £80 for half a laddoo haha!

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sis puts a gun on my head...lol

Don't do it if you don't like it or can't afford it! Nobody has a gun to your head, Jarnail.

wjkk wjkf

thats how much i have to pay to sister for a piece of barfi.... the most expensive burfi that i ever eat in a year.... :lol:

thank god its only one sister... otherwise i'd have to take loan to pay for the cost of barfi....hahaha

wjkk wjkf

wjkk wjkf

i dont like this, a piece of barfi or half a laddu costs me £80-£100 every year.... this is rip off. someone please stop this....!!!

wjkk wjkf

Haha Paajiii trust you to think about money! And where do you shop for your mithai/barfi? - £80 for half a laddoo haha!

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sis puts a gun on my head...lol
Don't do it if you don't like it or can't afford it! Nobody has a gun to your head, Jarnail.

wjkk wjkf

thats how much i have to pay to sister for a piece of barfi.... the most expensive burfi that i ever eat in a year.... :lol:

thank god its only one sister... otherwise i'd have to take loan to pay for the cost of barfi....hahaha

wjkk wjkf

wjkk wjkf

i dont like this, a piece of barfi or half a laddu costs me £80-£100 every year.... this is rip off. someone please stop this....!!!

wjkk wjkf

Haha Paajiii trust you to think about money! And where do you shop for your mithai/barfi? - £80 for half a laddoo haha!

Lol Paaji perhaps it's just far too commercialised now like with the whole issue about the penji's expecting to get lots of money :lol: or gifts, etc. And the paaji's wanting the best looking rakhri around :lol:

Or in your case it leaves poor paaji's broke :p

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never herd of it, can I find this in anywhere in Gurbani?

I'm not sure as I haven't come across anything of it in Gurbani yet. Though so many Sikhs celebrate this event/festivity or whatever you call it.

I've asked some Sikh families and they say they do tie the rakhri's and it's in representation of the bond between a brother and sister where the sister hopes/prays that the brother will protect her, etc. But why need your brother to protect you when we have our Guru Ji's to protect us? Also, it may perhaps bring up the whole issue about the women being classed as being inferior to men as the rakhri's aim is to seek protection from the brother whereas in Sikhi women and men are classed as equal.

However, I've also talked to some AmritDhari families and they also say it's fine to tie it and they do it themselves. They also say it hasn't been mentioned in their Rehit Maryada's or by the Panj Pyaare whether or not it's acceptable in Sikhi.

Anyone have any thoughts/notions on this?

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