Raksha Bandhan 2026: Heartwarming Moments From The Festival Of Siblings
President Droupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi join Raksha Bandhan celebrations as siblings across India mark the festival with rituals, reunions and festive cheer
People jostle to board a bus during 'Raksha Bandhan' festival, in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. | Photo: PTI
People celebrate 'Raksha Bandhan' festival during an event organized by Krantikari Yuva Sangathan, at Jama Masjid, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. The event calls for tying 'Rakhis' as a symbol of communal harmony. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
President Droupadi Murmu celebrates 'Raksha Bandhan' festival with school students at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Center, in New Delhi. | Photo: @rashtrapatibhvn/X via PTI
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh celebrates 'Raksha Bandhan' festival with school students at his residence, in New Delhi. | Photo: @rajnathsingh/X via PTI
Women wait in a queue outside Beur Central Jail to meet their incarcerated brothers during 'Raksha Bandhan' festival, in Patna, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. | Photo: PTI
National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) Chairperson Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti ties a 'rakhi' to former union minister and BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on the occasion of 'Raksha Bandhan' festival, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Dhiraj Seth during Raksha Bandhan festival celebration with school students. | Photo: @adgpi/X via PTI
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary ties 'Rakhi' to a tree during 'Raksha Bandhan' festival to mark Vriksha Suraksha Diwas, in Patna, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Model Celina Jaitly during social activist Nidarshana Gowani's 'Raksha Ek Pehchaan' to celebrate the spirit of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ festival, in Mumbai, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Women tie ‘rakhis’ to army personnel on the eve of the ‘Raksha Bandhan’ festival, at the 137 CETF Bn (TA) 39 GR camp in Varanasi, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A woman ties a 'rakhi', a sacred thread, to a taxi driver on the eve of 'Raksha Bandhan' festival, near Sealdah railway station, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Students of a women’s college tie ‘rakhis’ to police personnel ahead of the ‘Raksha Bandhan’ festival, in Mumbai, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Students celebrate 'Raksha Bandhan' festival at a school, in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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