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

22/08/2021 16:58:57

Himachal Pradesh: Members of BJP Mahila Morcha tied rakhi on the wrist of CM Jai Ram Thakur on the occasion of Rakshabandhan at his official residence in Shimla today.

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Raksha Bandhan LIVE: Rakhis with Mamata Banerjee's face tied to Afghan nationals

Rakhis with the face of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and "Dilli Chalo" tied to Afghan nationals

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Raksha Bandhan 2021: Women tie Rakhis to Assam CM

Women tie rakhis to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Raksha Bandhan 2021

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Raksha Bandhan: Women tie Rakhi to Madhya Pradesh CM

Women and girls tie Rakhi to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

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Taapsee Pannu shares pictures with siblings on Raksha Bandhan

Actress Tapsee Pannu share a glimpse of her bond with siblings on Raksha Bandhan 2021

 

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Raksha Bandhan LIVE: Shweta Singh Kirti shares old pic with Sushant Singh Rajput

Shweta Singh Kirti remembers brother Sushant Singh Rajput on Raksha Bandhan 2021

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Raksha Bandhan LIVE: Kriti Sanon shares post for sister

Kriti Sanon shared a montage of her favourite moments with her sister Nupur on Raksha Bandhan

Background

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.