Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in Shravana month during full moon day or Purnima day. Raksha bandhan is the bond of love in brother and sister .”Raksha” means “protection” and “Bandhan” means “bond”. No matter where you are or where you will be, Raksha Bandhan is one such festival that you just can’t skip in your yearly calendar. For how can you forget your counterpart, your brother who’s always there to protect you or your sister who stands by you both in triumph and failure? One of the purest relationships is that of a brother and sister and Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi celebrates the eternal bond between the two. On this auspicious day, sisters tie a sacramental thread on the wrist of their brother and this thread is called ‘Rakhi’. Tying the thread is indeed symbolic of binding your brother into a bond of everlasting affection. The festival is celebrated on the full-moon day in the month of Shravan.

Love, fights, competition, jealousy, care and concern; all this is a part of this beautiful relationship. The brother-sister relationship has always been special. For as brother-sister you realize that friends may come and go, but their bond is forever. At times your brothers your protector and a sister a confidant, actually just the feeling that they are there for eachother means a lot. The sibling affection gets even stronger when celebrated with the sacred thread of Rakhi, tilak , exchange of good wishes and gifts on Raksha Bandhan. The greatest beauty of a brother-sister bond is the fact that it is constantly evolving with time, getting stronger with every Rakhi celebration.