Raksha Bandhan: School Girls Tie Rakhi To PM Modi At His Residence — Watch

School girls were invited to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence in Delhi to tie him rakhi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

School girls were invited to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence in Delhi to tie him rakhi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Raksha Bandhan with school children on Wednesday. School girls were invited to tie him rakhi at his residence in Delhi. News agency ANI shared a video of the prime minister celebrating the festival with the children at his residence. PM Modi was seen interacting with the children as they came forward to tie him rakhi. Last year, he celebrated Raksha Bandhan with the children of sweepers, peons, gardeners, and other staff members at the Prime Minister's Office.

#WATCH | School girls tie Rakhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, as they celebrate the festival of #RakshaBandhan with him. pic.twitter.com/Hhyjx63xgi

— ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2023

Earlier today, he greeted the people of the nation on the occasion. “Happy Rakshabandhan to all my family members. This auspicious festival of Rakshabandhan, dedicated to the unbreakable trust and immense love between sister and brother, is a sacred reflection of our culture. I wish, this festival deepens the feeling of affection, harmony and harmony in everyone's life”, he tweeted in Hindi. 

मेरे सभी परिवारजनों को रक्षाबंधन की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। बहन और भाई के बीच अटूट विश्वास और अगाध प्रेम को समर्पित रक्षाबंधन का ये पावन पर्व, हमारी संस्कृति का पवित्र प्रतिबिंब है। मेरी कामना है, यह पर्व हर किसी के जीवन में स्नेह, सद्भाव और सौहार्द की भावना को और प्रगाढ़ करे।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 30, 2023

In 2023, Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated on the night of August 30 and the festival of Rakhi will not be celebrated the entire day or in the morning hours like previous years, but rather during the night hours. 

Meanwhile, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur, school girls and women tied rakhi on the wrists of CRPF jawans. Similarly, under a campaign “Thanks Jawan”, several women in Boniyar in Baramulla prepared rakhis for the soldiers. 

Under the campaign 'Thanks Jawan', women in Boniyar in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district prepared rakhis for soldiers ahead of the festival.