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Major Indian Festivals of Raksha Bandhan -The festival of brothers and sisters.

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                          Major Indian Festival- Raksha Bandhan This is a festival which cuts across all Indian religions and is more of culture and relations than religion, celebrated on the full moon day of the Savan this festival usually falls in the month of August.                                 (Indian Prime minister Mr. Narendra Modi being tied rakhi) So many stories have been based on this festival with numerous Bollywood songs sung on this festival celebration of the golden triangle tour India . This festival is about the bonding of a brother and sister, sisters on this day tie a beautiful Rakhi on the wrist of their brothers who in turn promise to protect the sister . So many historical stories have been based on this festival, the most famous one is the queen of Chittor Rani Karnavati who called Humayun (Mughal Emperor) like her brother and requested his help, Thus the name of Rani Karnavati got linked to the festival of Rakshabandhan. Sisters