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 ...

The name, Raksha Sutra, comes from Sanskrit ... Hindu priests tie the threads on the wrists of men and women during ritual ceremonies, says Guruji. Generally, it goes on the right wrist of ...

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 ...