‘Rakhi Festival’, which signifies the bond of love between brothers and sisters, was celebrated traditionally here on Sunday.
Sisters tied ‘rakhis’ and offered sweets to their brothers and wished them a healthy and wealthy life.
‘Raksha Bandhan’ is celebrated on a full moon day of Sravana Masam. Thousands of people visited temples and performed special pujas on the occasion of ‘Rakhi Pournami’.
Shopkeepers displayed colourful ‘rakhis’ to attract girls, who tie rakhis to their brothers and sweet stalls teemed with visitors.
And for those staying away from their family, technology came in handy as girls sent ‘Raksha Bandhan’ greetings through mobile phones and e-mail to brothers. The festival was celebrated on a grand scale. Jewel merchants designed ‘rakhis’ made of gold and silver for the festival.
Brothers in turn offered saris, jewellery and other gifts to sisters, who tied ‘rakhis’. Siblings, who were staying at different places, thronged the villages to celebrate the festival.
In the city, different organisations conducted special programme to celebrate the occasion. Brahma Kumaris visited several places like Indian Medical Association Hall where a seminar was conducted and tied ‘rakhis’ to people, irrespective of their age, caste and gender.
Special pujasSimilarly, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams in association with the Endowments Department organised special pujas at TTD Kalyana mandapam. Over 1,000 boys and girls from Krishna district participated in the programme and organisers presented “Srivari Rakshana Bandans”.
In Autonagar, celebrations broke the communal barriers as people from different communities tied rakhis to their friends.
