Yesterday was Rakhi and as folks know I have a lot of sisters so end up with a ton of Rakhi’s being tied on my hand. For those who don’t know, Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan as it is formally called is a Hindu festival where sisters tie a talisman or amulet called the rakhi around the wrists of their brothers who symbolically protect them and receive a gift in return. The sisters do a Tilak, tie the Rakhi and then give a piece of sweet. My sisters don’t know how to give just a piece of sweet so I usually have a full laddu/other sweets (usually quite large) stuffed in my mouth for every Rakhi being tied.
It is an annual event and so I felt like sharing some Rakhi pics from over the years. I don’t have the pics from 1986-1994 and a few other years as they are not yet digitized:
1985, Surabhi tying the Rakhi on her own for the first time
1994
1998
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2019
2022
2023
2024
2024
I am blessed to have so many sisters and loving family to support me in life.
– Suramya