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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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Sibling bonding
A sister tying a rakhi on her brother's wrist for Raksha Bandhan, Navi Mumbai,...
© Bachchan Kumar—Hindustan Times/Getty Images
Rakhi shopping
Girls buying rakhis in advance of Raksha Bandhan, Indore, India, August...
© Shankar Mourya—Hindustan Times/Getty Images
Janai Purnima
A Nepalese Hindu devotee receiving a janai (sacred thread) from a Brahmin...
© Prakash Mathema—AFP/Getty Images
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