Raksha Bandhan Raksha Bandhan , also Rakshabandhan , is a popular, traditionally Hindu , annual rite, or ceremony, which is central to a festival of the same name, celebrated in India, Nepal and other parts of the Indian subcontinent , and among people around the world influenced by Hindu culture. On this day, sisters of all ages tie a talisman, or amulet , called the rakhi , around the wrists of their brothers, symbolically protecting them, receiving a gift in return, and traditionally investing the brothers with a share of the responsibility of their potential care. Evolution of Raksha Bandhan Sociologist Yogendra Singh has noted the contribution of American anthropologist McKim Marriott , to an understanding of the origins of the Raksha Bandhan festival. In rural society, according to Marriott, there is steady interplay between two cultural traditi...
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