பாகிஸ்தான்: லாகூரில் இந்துக்கள் விமரிசையாக ரக்ஷபந்தன் கொண்டாடினர்

பாகிஸ்தான்: லாகூரில் இந்துக்கள் விமரிசையாக ரக்ஷபந்தன் கொண்டாடினர்
Hindus to celebrate Rakhsha Bandhan today



By By our correspondent
8/16/2008
LAHORE: Hindus in the provincial metropolis will observe the festival of Rakhsha Bandhan, commonly known as the Rakhi festival, on Saturday (today) with religious zeal. The festival of Rakhi is celebrated on August 16 every year and like every year, hundreds of Hindu families will gather at the main Hindu temple 'Krishna Mandir' at Ravi Road and perform the Rakhi rituals.

Raksha Bandhan is celebrated every year on Shravan Purnima (full-moon day of the Hindu month of Shravan) which generally falls in the month of August. On the holy day of Rakhi, sisters tie a sacred piece of thread (known as Rakhi or Raksha Sutra) on the wrist of their brothers. They then offer each other sweets. The festival of Rakhi also includes a tradition of offering gifts to sisters by brothers.

Though brothers and sisters share and enjoy the bond of love between them throughout the year but Rakhi is the day when they get an opportunity to express their tender love and feelings towards each other.