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A Bond of love and care: Happy Raksha Bandhan!

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Raksha Bandhan is an age-old tradition of celebrating the eternal bond of love shared by brothers and sisters, with a simple and sober ceremony of tying Rakhi, and praying for you bhaiya. The festival aims at rejuvenating the relationship between siblings and exchanging heartfelt rakhi wishes! Every year sisters tie a beautifully decorated rakhi around their brother's wrist and pray for their brother's well being and signify that they can be never ever apart. Carried out with reverence since time immemorial raksha bandhan has become rooted in the psyche of all brothers and sisters in India.

Wishes from the heart... Happy Raksha Bandhan!

Wishes from the heart... Happy Raksha Bandhan!

Rakhi also known as raksha bandhan is an Indian festival that stands for the sacred relation of brothers and sisters. It is basically a north Indian festival that reinstates the bond between a brother and a sister. On this auspicious day, special rakhi wishes exchanged. A rakhi is a sacred thread beautified with various embroideries, stone work and other metals that makes it more appealing. Raksha Bandhan is celebrated with full enthusiasm and spirit among all.

On this occasion, sisters make it a point to reach her brother and perform the ritual by putting roli and rice particles on his forehead. She ties Rakhi on the wrist of her brother as a protecting charm and prays for his safety and well-being. Sisters also prepare delicious dishes and sweets for her brother, while the brother thanks their sister by offering her a present. This depicts the sweet moments and sacred relation between them. In return, brothers pamper their sweet sisters by presenting return gifts and promise wishes of never being apart.

Send wishes from the heart to brother or sister saying ‘missing you on rakhi’, ‘you are too much special’, and ‘you made the impossible, possible for me’, through greeting cards from HiGreetings.com. The tradition of Raksha Bandhan is said to have begun in the Vedic times when once Lord Indra was facing reverses in a battle against demons. At this point, Lord Indra approached Guru Brihaspati who advised him to tie a thread powered by sacred mantras on his wrist. Indra's wife Indrani followed the guru's instructions. At the auspicious 'Shravan Poornima' or the full moon day of the Hindu month of Shravan, she tied the sacred thread on Lord Indra's wrist. It is said that the sacred thread empowered Indra to achieve victory against the demons. It’s Time for exchanging raksha bandhan wishes and celebrating the occasion with your beloved brother and sister and you can send card with a video dedicated to brothers and sisters to say missing you on Rakhi!

Excitement is palpable amongst brothers and sisters weeks before the festival. Traditional rakhi gifts for brother include sweets, dry fruits, and puja thali. In modern times, however, sisters indulge their brother with apparels, stylish accessories, perfumes or sci-fi electronic gadgets. There is also a tradition of sending rakhi gifts along with rakhi online. Express your dear sister that my thread of love to you will always bond the exact same way that it does now!
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