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Rakhi tied to Afghan nationals, health workers: How the country celebrated Raksha Bandhan
1 / 9An Indian woman ties a Rakhi, or a traditional Indian sacred thread, on the wrist of an Afghan national to celebrate the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan, during which a sister ties one or more of the sacred threads onto her brother's wrist to ask him for her protection, in Kolkata, India. (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri)
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2 / 9NCP MP Supriya Sule tying Rakhi to 'Covid warriors' in Pune on Sunday. (Express Photo By Pavan Khengre)
3 / 9A woman ties a rakhi to a health worker on the eve of the Raksha Bandhan festival, at a CHC in Patiala. (PTI Photo)
4 / 9Union Minister Smriti Irani celebrates Raksha Bandhan with Cabinet colleague Sanjeev Balyan in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
5 / 9A girl ties rakhi to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, in Bhopal. (PTI Photo)
6 / 9A BSF woman constable ties a rakhi to a BSF officer on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival, near Tarbandi on the India-Pakistan International Border in Bikaner. (PTI Photo)
7 / 9ABVP students tie rakhi on the wrist of Himachal Police officers on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan in Shimla on Sunday. (Express Photo by Pradeep Kumar)
8 / 9Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's photo on rakhis in Kolkata. (Express photo by Partha Paul)
9 / 9People of Afghan origin participate in a Raksha Bandhan programme in Baguihati, Kolkata, on Sunday morning. (Express photo by Partha Paul)
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