"Raksha Bandhan" means the bond of protection, obligation, or care in Sanskrit. It is feted by Hindus worldwide as an annual ...

The South African Hindu community and the desi internet at large are lamenting over the growing religious intolerance in the ...

They then become “rakhi brothers” and “rakhi sisters”. Sacred threads at a roadside stall ahead of the festival Raksha Bandhan in Ajmer, Rajasthan. As Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee explains ...

Raksha Panchami is an important festival dedicated to ‘Batuk Bhairav’ who is an avatar of Lord Shiva and is celebrated with full pomp and show in the state of Orissa. It is also popularly known as ...