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  • Mythological Mahabharata story, Jandhyala pournami, raksha bandhan, Rakhi festival

    Raksha Bandhan 21 August 2013

    Raksha Bandhan is celebrated throughout India and abroad by Indians with fervor.  It is bond between sisters and brothers customarily renewed every year by tying Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) on this day.  Raksha means protection and Bandhan means bond.  As the...

    Keywords: Sisters Rakhi festical, Rakhi festival, Jandhyala pournami, Jandhyala pournami

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rakshabandhan, 1 000 rakhis to modi, Rakhi festival

    1,000 rakhis to Modi 04 August 2014

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hands are going to be full for this Rakshabandhan festival as widows of Varanasi will send around 1,000 rakhis to their “new brother.” According to an NGO Sulabh International, hundreds of old widows are making rakhis...

    Keywords: rakhi festival, NGO Sulabh International, Varanasi widows, Rakshabandhan

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