Raksha Bandhan: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Janai Purnima • Rakhi • Rakhi Purnima

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A young girl ties a rakhi on her smiling brother's wrist as they sit on the floor, celebrating Raksha Bandhan in Navi Mumbai, India. A decorated plate with offerings is beside them.

Girls select colorful rakhis from a display of red, orange, yellow, and blue threads hanging in bunches at a market stall in Indore, India before Raksha Bandhan.

A Hindu Brahmin ties a sacred thread around the wrist of a Nepalese devotee during the Janai Purnima Festival at Pashupatinath temple, with other men waiting nearby.

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