India gears up to celebrate Rakhi

An under privileged student ties rakhi on the wrist of Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi as part of a social campaign for marginalised kids on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan at Delhi Police headquarters in New Delhi. (Source: PTI)

School children tie rakhi to BSF jawans ahead of Raksha Bandhan at Indo – Bangladesh Border in Fulbari near Siliguri. (Source: PTI)

Muslim women in burquas buying rakhis ahead of Rakha Bandhan festival at a market in Nagpur. (Source: PTI)

Women are spotted buying rakhis for the upcoming Raksha Bandhan festival in Bhopal. (Source: PTI)

Young girls buying 'Rakhi', a holy thread ahead of 'Raksha Bandhan' festival at a market in Allahabad. (Source: PTI)

Special children celebrating 'Raksha Bandhan' at a school in Thane, Mumbai. (Source: PTI)