Raksha Bandhan: Indians celebrate festival with fervour
Raksha Bandhan is a time to celebrate the ‘bond of protection’ between a brother and his sister.
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A blind boy reacts as a girl ties a rakhi, a sacred thread, on his wrist, as other students look on at the State Blind School, Allahabad on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. AP
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A girl ties rakhis on her brother’s wrist as a symbolic gesture in Allahabad on Monday. Raksha Bandhan is a time to celebrate the ‘bond of protection’ between a brother and his sister. AP
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A girl ties rakhis on her brother’s wrist in Allahabad. During the festival, sisters tie a sacred thread (rakhi) around their brothers wrists, and with the brothers vowing to protect their sisters. AP
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An Indian sex worker, right, ties a rakhi on the wrist of a commuter inside Sonagachhi, the biggest red light district in Kolkata. AP
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Women residing in an old age home tie rakhis to men on Raksha Bandhan, in Jammu on Monday. The festival is celebrated on the full moon day in the Hindu month of Shravana. PTI
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Women tie rakhis to Indian Army soldiers in Bhubaneswar on Monday. PTI
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