Raksha Bandhan HIGHLIGHTS: School Children Tie Rakhi To VP Venkaiah Naidu At Raj Bhavan

Raksha Bandhan 202 HIGHLIGHTS: Rakhi is celebrated annually on the full moon in the Hindu month of Shravan. It is an occasion to honour the bond of siblings.

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Raksha Bandhan 2021 HIGHLIGHTS: Today, on Shravan Purnima Tithi, brothers and sisters shall celebrate the Raksha Bandhan. This festival honours the bond between siblings, and the sacred thread secures and strengthens the relationship between them. Siblings eagerly look forward to it every year because it is marked by get-togethers, Rakhi tying ceremonies, feasts, and merriment. 

During the Mahabharata, it is believed that Draupadi tied a rakhi on Krishna’s wrist when he had injured his finger while using his Sudarshan chakra against king Shishupalal. While Krishna’s hand was bleeding, Draupadi tore a piece from her sari and tied it around his hand.

Krishna was so touched by this gesture that in return, he vowed that he would always be there to protect and cherish her.

Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore started a mass Raksha Bandhan festival during the Partition of Bengal (1905), in which he encouraged Hindu and Muslim women to tie a rakhi on men from the other community and make them their brothers. The exercise was designed to counter British efforts to create a divide between Hindus and Muslims.

23:15 PM (IST)  •  22 Aug 2021

Raksha Bandhan 2021: Local girls and women tied rakhis to CRPF personnel in Srinagar

Local girls and women tied rakhis to CRPF personnel in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir today on the occasion of Rakshabandhan pic.twitter.com/USeTxn1dN1

22:51 PM (IST)  •  22 Aug 2021

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu remembers 'sister' Sushma Sawaraj

Couldn't agree more Bansuri Beta.. some bonds transcend time... Dearly miss my sister Sushma Ji, especially today. https://t.co/18RKVEwjmK

— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) August 22, 2021

22:49 PM (IST)  •  22 Aug 2021

VP Venkaiah Naidu celebrated Raksha bandhan with school children at Raj Bhavan

Sisters bring cheer and happiness in family... #Rakhi pic.twitter.com/rkCF5C5M38

— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) August 22, 2021

22:41 PM (IST)  •  22 Aug 2021

VP Venkaiah Naidu celebrated Raksha bandhan with school children at Raj Bhavan

The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu celebrated #Rakshabandhan with school children at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru today. #Rakhi pic.twitter.com/91oHXmsC8g

— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) August 22, 2021

20:26 PM (IST)  •  22 Aug 2021

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A sister ties a 'Rakhi' to her brother on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival in Bengaluru, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)