August
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, as sisters tie a protective thread (rakhi) on their brothers' wrists and brothers pledge to protect them. It falls on the full moon of Shravana. The festival's spirit of protection and love extends, in many tellings, to the divine and the community.
How it is celebrated
- •Tying the rakhi
- •Exchange of gifts and sweets
- •Family gatherings
Deity honoured
Vishnu →The preserver who sustains cosmic order and descends as avatars to restore dharma.
