Raksha Bandhan 2025, Aug. 8 -- The Raksha Bandhan festival, also known as Rakhi, is celebrated across India. This year it will be celebrated on 9 August 2025. The joyful festival celebrates the bond between sisters and brothers.

On this occasion, a sister ties a string bracelet or amulet, usually made from red or yellow thread, called a Rakhi, on the right wrist of her brother, and the siblings exchange sweets and wishes.

The Rakhi symbolises the bond (bandhana) of mutual protection (raksha) between brothers and sisters, with a particular emphasis on the brother's role in protecting the sister.

According to the Hindu calendar, the festival takes place on the full-moon day (purnima) of the month of Shravana, which usually occurs in Augu...