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- Bhaubeej or Bhai Dooj is a festival celebrated in India.
- It is a Hindu festival.
- It is usually celebrated around Diwali.
- It is also known as Bhai Phota and Bhai Tika in different parts of India, it is called Bhaubeej in Maharasthra.
- The festival celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters.
- Sisters put a tika on their brothers’ forehead.
- They pray for their brothers’ well being and prosperity.
- It is also celebrated by non-biological siblings who celebrate a similar bond, or cousins.
- In South India, Bhai Dooj is celebrated as Yama Dwitiya.
- In Bengal, Bhai Phota is celebrated one day after Kali Puja.
