09-08-2025
In pictures: The Rakhi bond in India
A woman makes colourful Rakhis inside a wholesale shop in Dharavi, Mumbai, ahead of Rakshabandhan Festival which will be celebrated on Saturday, August 09, 2025.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta seen with students during Rakhi celebration at her residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, August 07, 2025.
A girl picks out the perfect Rakhi for her brother in Bengaluru amid the festive rush.
Students form a concentric 'Rakhi' formation as part of celebrations, at Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul in Surat, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2025.
Nature lovers taking a pledge to protect trees after tying a 'rakhi' to the 140-year-old banyan tree, organised by Green Climate Team at the Railway Station Road, in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, August 03, 2024.
Students hold a 'Rakhi' with 'Operation Sindoor' written on it ahead of the 'Raksha Bandhan' festival, in Jammu, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.
Women tie 'rakhis' on the wrists of Rapid Action Force personnel as part of Raksha Bandhan festival celebrations, in Moradabad, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025.
A woman ties a rakhi on the theme of 'Operation Sindur' to an officer of Rapid Action Force during Rakshabandhan celebrations, at Phaphamau in Prayagraj, on Thursday, August 07, 2025.
A girl ties a 'rakhi' to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the closing ceremony of Kakori Train Action centenary event, in Lucknow, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025.
Women tie Rakhis to Border Security Force (BSF) personnel ahead of the festival, in Jammu, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025.
Women show 'Rakhis' with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's portraits on them, ahead of the 'Raksha Bandhan' festival, in Vrindavan, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025.
