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#12626974
9 Aug 2025
On August 9, 2025, in Pokhara, Nepal, during the Janai Purnima festival, a Brahmin ties the protective thread (Raksha Sutra) on the hands of people at Mahendrapool. The ritual is believed to free individuals from debts to gods, sages, and ancestors, and to bless them with strength, intelligence, and brilliance.
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#12626975
9 Aug 2025
On August 9, 2025, in Pokhara, Nepal, during the Janai Purnima festival, a Brahmin ties the protective thread (Raksha Sutra) on the hands of people at Mahendrapool. The ritual is believed to free individuals from debts to gods, sages, and ancestors, and to bless them with strength, intelligence, and brilliance.
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#5902556
3 Aug 2020
West Bengal Government Celebrates the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan and free distribute Face Mask and protective gear, at Netaji Indoor stadium in Kolkata, India on August 3, 2020.The Raksha Bandhan festival is marked by a ceremony in which sisters tie sacred threads known as 'rakhi' on their brothers' wrists as a prayer for their prosperity and happiness.
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#5902558
3 Aug 2020
West Bengal Government Celebrates the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan and free distribute Face Mask and protective gear, at Netaji Indoor stadium in Kolkata, India on August 3, 2020.The Raksha Bandhan festival is marked by a ceremony in which sisters tie sacred threads known as 'rakhi' on their brothers' wrists as a prayer for their prosperity and happiness.
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#5902560
3 Aug 2020
West Bengal Government Celebrates the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan and free distribute Face Mask and protective gear, at Netaji Indoor stadium in Kolkata, India on August 3, 2020.The Raksha Bandhan festival is marked by a ceremony in which sisters tie sacred threads known as 'rakhi' on their brothers' wrists as a prayer for their prosperity and happiness.
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#5902562
3 Aug 2020
Kolkata Police Celebrates the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan and free distribute Face Mask and protective gear, in Kolkata, India on August 3, 2020.The Raksha Bandhan festival is marked by a ceremony in which sisters tie sacred threads known as 'rakhi' on their brothers' wrists as a prayer for their prosperity and happiness.
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#5902566
3 Aug 2020
Kolkata Police Celebrates the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan and free distribute Face Mask and protective gear, in Kolkata, India on August 3, 2020.The Raksha Bandhan festival is marked by a ceremony in which sisters tie sacred threads known as 'rakhi' on their brothers' wrists as a prayer for their prosperity and happiness.
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#5902568
3 Aug 2020
Kolkata Police Celebrates the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan and free distribute Face Mask and protective gear, in Kolkata, India on August 3, 2020.The Raksha Bandhan festival is marked by a ceremony in which sisters tie sacred threads known as 'rakhi' on their brothers' wrists as a prayer for their prosperity and happiness.
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#5902836
3 Aug 2020
Hindu priest wearing protective mask and gloves performs ritual during Janai Purnima festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 3, 2020. Janai Purnima Festival is known as the Sacred Thread Festival during which Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual changing sacred thread called Janai which is worn across the chest or tied around the wrist.
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#5870216
21 Jul 2020
Workers carry an idol of Hindu god Ganesha inside a workshop ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India on July 21, 2020. Ten-day long festival celebrating the birth of Ganesha begins from August 22.
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#5870186
21 Jul 2020
A woman buys Rakhi or sacred thread at a shop ahead of the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan in Mumbai, India on July 21, 2020. During Raksha Bandhan, sisters tie a sacred thread on the right wrist of a brother for his prosperous future and in return for the brother's pledges to protect, guard and guide her for the rest of his life.
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#5870188
21 Jul 2020
A woman buys Rakhi or sacred thread at a shop ahead of the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan in Mumbai, India on July 21, 2020. During Raksha Bandhan, sisters tie a sacred thread on the right wrist of a brother for his prosperous future and in return for the brother's pledges to protect, guard and guide her for the rest of his life.
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#5870190
21 Jul 2020
A woman buys Rakhi or sacred thread at a shop ahead of the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan in Mumbai, India on July 21, 2020. During Raksha Bandhan, sisters tie a sacred thread on the right wrist of a brother for his prosperous future and in return for the brother's pledges to protect, guard and guide her for the rest of his life.A woman buys Rakhi or sacred thread at a shop ahead of the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan in Mumbai, India on July 21, 2020. During Raksha Bandhan, sisters tie a sacred thread on the right wrist of a brother for his prosperous future and in return for the brother's pledges to protect, guard and guide her for the rest of his life.
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#5870192
21 Jul 2020
A woman buys Rakhi or sacred thread at a shop ahead of the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan in Mumbai, India on July 21, 2020. During Raksha Bandhan, sisters tie a sacred thread on the right wrist of a brother for his prosperous future and in return for the brother's pledges to protect, guard and guide her for the rest of his life.
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#5870194
21 Jul 2020
A vendor sells Rakhi or sacred thread to customers at a shop ahead of the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan in Mumbai, India on July 21, 2020. During Raksha Bandhan, sisters tie a sacred thread on the right wrist of a brother for his prosperous future and in return for the brother's pledges to protect, guard and guide her for the rest of his life.
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#5870196
21 Jul 2020
A woman buys Rakhi or sacred thread at a shop ahead of the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan in Mumbai, India on July 21, 2020. During Raksha Bandhan, sisters tie a sacred thread on the right wrist of a brother for his prosperous future and in return for the brother's pledges to protect, guard and guide her for the rest of his life.
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