<P> Raksha Bandhan , also Rakshabandhan , or simply Rakhi , is an annual rite performed in the Indian subcontinent , or by people originating from the Indian subcontinent , and centred around the tying of a thread , talisman , or amulet on the wrist as a form of ritual protection . The protection is offered principally by sisters to brothers , but also by priests to patrons , and sometimes by individuals to real or potential benefactors . Differing versions of the rite have been traditionally performed by Hindus in northern India , western India , Nepal , and former colonies of the British Empire to which Hindus had emigrated from India in the 19th - century , and have included , in addition , rites with names rendered as Saluno , Silono , and Rakri . The rituals associated with these rites , however , have spread beyond their traditional regions and have been transformed through technology and migration , the movies , social interaction , and promotion by politicized Hinduism , as well as by the nation state . </P>
<P> Raksha Bandhan , also Rakshabandhan , or simply Rakhi , is an annual rite performed in the Indian subcontinent , or by people originating from the Indian subcontinent , and centred around the tying of a thread , talisman , or amulet on the wrist as a form of ritual protection . The protection is offered principally by sisters to brothers , but also by priests to patrons , and sometimes by individuals to real or potential benefactors . Differing versions of the rite have been traditionally performed by Hindus in northern India , western India , Nepal , and former colonies of the British Empire to which Hindus had emigrated from India in the 19th - century , and have included , in addition , rites with names rendered as Saluno , Silono , and Rakri . The rituals associated with these rites , however , have spread beyond their traditional regions and have been transformed through technology and migration , the movies , social interaction , and promotion by politicized Hinduism , as well as by the nation state . </P>
hindi festival where sisters give bracelets to brothers
hindi festival where sisters give bracelets to brothers
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan