Raksha Bandhan festivities were little subdued this year owing to the coronavirus pandemic, with siblings having to rely on technology to wish each other.
Here's a glimpse of the festival that celebrates the bond between brother and sister.
On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, a Corona warrior nurse and wife of Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister tied rakhi to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at a hospital in Bhopal. Saroj, a nurse deployed at the ward in which Chouhan has been admitted, tied a rakhi to the Chief Minister. Taking to Twitter, the Chief Minister said, "On the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Sister Saroj, a Corona warrior posted in my ward in the hospital, tied a rakhi with great affection. I wish her a happy and happy life." Photograph: PTI Photo
Women Congress MLAs of Rajasthan celebrated the festival of Raksha Bandhan by tying Rakhis on the wrist of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Minister Mamta Bhupesh and legislators Shakuntala Rawat, Ganga Devi and others tied Rakhi on the wrist of the chief minister and offered him sweets. The festival was celebrated in Hotel Suryagarh in Jaisalmer where the MLAs have been made to stay to save them from the alleged bids to make them ditch the Gehlot government. Photograph: PTI Photo
Women tie rakhi on Raksha Bandhan to a doctor, who reportedly helped residents during COVID-19 surge at the Dharavi slum, in Mumbai. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI Photo
Young women tie rakhis on the wrists of Border Security Force personnel at Inter National Border Octroi post in Suchetgarh, Jammu. Photograph: PTI Photo
President Ram Nath Kovind celebrates Raksha Bandhan with nurses of The Trained Nurses’ Association of India, Military Nursing Service and President’s Estate Clinic. The president felicitated the nurses, saying they have been performing the role of front-line COVID warriors and their commitment to duty earns respect. Photograph: PTI Photo
Congress activists tie rakhis on the wrists of BMC medical staff to applaud them for their impeccable services in the fight against COVID-19 in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Photo