Raksha Bandahan 2018! IN PICS: Priyanka Chopra, Sara Ali Khan, Janhvi-Khushi, Abhishek Bachchan & others celebrate rakhi with their siblings!

As the country is celebrating Raksha Bandhan today, a festival that is widely celebrated to mark the special bond between siblings, where the sister ties a sacred thread around the brother's wrist for protection, symbolic of the beautiful bond between siblings. From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the President of India, Ramnath Kovind extended their warm greetings on the occasion and our Bollywood celebs are not behind either, from Priyanka Chopra to newcomer Sara Ali Khan, these stars are celebrating Raksha Bandhan with their siblings and shared pictures with rakhis on social media. Saif-Kareena's son Taimur Ali Khan is ready for Raksha Bandhan in blue & white pajama kurta like his dad Here's how your favourite tinsel town star is celebrating Raksha Bandhan 2018: Priyanka Chopra: The recently engaged actress shared a picture with brother Siddharth flaunting Rakhi on his wrist, as the actress was holding an envelope(supposedly with money in it) with a beautiful message on Instagram:

I've got an army of brothers, and this one (@siddharthchopra89) happens to be the leader of the pack (by default) :p Happy #RakshaBandhan! It's one of my favorite festivals where the sister ties a sacred thread around the brother's wrist for protection, symbolic of the beautiful bond between siblings. I can't imagine life without having my brothers in my corner... Love you guys!

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on Aug 25, 2018 at 10:29pm PDT

Abhishek Bachchan & Shweta Bachchan: Both the brother-sister duo shared pictures of them celebrating rakhi at the home, while the actor shared some pics on his Instagram story, Shweta shared a beautiful Instagram post for her brother: pic credit: Instagram pic credit: Instagram

My person #rakshabandhan

A post shared by S (@shwetabachchan) on Aug 25, 2018 at 11:07pm PDT

Janhvi & Khushi Kapoor: Both the Kapoor sisters with Khushi holding the rakhi thali were snapped outside their uncle Sanjay Kapoor's house where the entire Kapoor clan has gathered to celebrate Raksha bandhan. pic credit: Manav Manglani Instagram Sara Ali Khan:Daughter of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh, Sara celebrated raksha bandhan with her brother Ibrahim, she shared a series of pictures on her Instagram account with an adorable message, check out below:

Happy Raksha Bandhan to all brothers and sisters! 👫💖 @iakpataudi I promise to always look out for you and be there for you (even when you don’t want me around) 😘👀 and I hope you continue to boss me around and bully me till you get your way (partly because your way is probably smarter than mine) but mainly because I know you’ll always have my back 🤔🤗 #happyrakhi #rakshabandhan #bestbrother #dogbrother #alwaysandforever

A post shared by Sara Ali Khan (@saraalikhan95) on Aug 26, 2018 at 12:18am PDT

Shraddha Kapoor: Actress Shraddha Kapoor too shared a picture on her Instagram story where she is celebrating rakhi with brother Sidhanth: pic credit: Instagram Kartik Aryan: Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety fame actor Kartik Aryan shared a heartwarming message as he celebrated the festival with elder sister and his family:

Nostalgic and how.... Really miss our bachpan 🙈 Celebrated Rakshabandhan after such a long time with my Sister and my Family and in my City ❤️❤️ Love you Kittu a lot lot lot 🤗🤗 You are the apple of our eye And we r so so proud of you ❤️❤️

A post shared by KARTIK AARYAN (@kartikaaryan) on Aug 26, 2018 at 12:51am PDT

Sagarika Ghatge: Chak De India actress Sagarika Ghatge too celebrated raksha bandhan with brother at home and shared a series of pictures:

Love you so much !! Happy Rakhi @shivjeet_g

A post shared by Sagarika (@sagarikaghatge) on Aug 26, 2018 at 12:45am PDT

Kriti Sanon: Kriti Sanon also flaunted her rakhi tied by sister Nupur

When your sister sends you a Rakhi and your favorite Kaju ki barfi all the way to Gwalior! ♥️♥️ Love you Nups!!!!😘🤗👭 Happyy Rakhi my love! @nupursanon #SistersCanAlsoProtect

A post shared by Kriti (@kritisanon) on Aug 26, 2018 at 2:05am PDT