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 traditions, the elite or "great," tradition based in texts, such as the Vedas in India
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