Rakhi

On the flip side, those with found without helmets should be prepared for a 'rakhi' - a thread symbolising a brother-sister relationship - as opposed to the whiff of romance that a rose carries with it. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A rakhi is a symbolic holy thread, which a sister ties to the wrist of her brother. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, center, ties a "rakhi," or a colorful thread bracelet, around the wrist of a disabled boy at her residence in New Delhi, on Tuesday. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A woman selects a 'rakhi', a colorful thread that women tie to their brother's wrist, in Amritsar, India, on Sunday. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The activists asked the girl to tie a "rakhi" on the boy's wrist, and she obliged even as the police watched. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Haveri (Karnataka): As love-struck couples were seen celebrating Valentine's Day, right-wing Sri Rama Sene activists today allegedly forced lovers to tie 'rakhi' and ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Naxalites do have mothers and sisters and we don't want your family to grieve anymore," the man, wearing a saffron turban, said while accepting a 'rakhi' from the sub-inspector's wife, Rajni. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Naxalites do have mothers and sisters and we don't want your family to grieve anymore," the man, wearing a saffron turban, said while accepting a 'rakhi' from the sub-inspector's wife, ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sisters in the Hindu community tied a sacred thread called "rakhi" on the wrist of their brothers and prayed for their protection and long life yesterday. ❋ Ariti Jankie South Bureau (2009)

Indiangiftsportal. com introduces free shipping of Raksha Bandhan gifts NEW DELHI - Indiangiftsportal. com has now introduced free shipping of 'rakhi' and 'rakhi gifts' to US, UK from India and vice versa on the occasion of the upcoming festival of Raksha Bandhan. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Indiangiftsportal. com specializes in the delivery of 'rakhi' and 'rakhi gifts' across the globe. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If the couples resisted the move, the girl would be forced to tie a 'rakhi' to the boy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Indra Reddy tied a 'rakhi' (traditional band tied by sister on her brother's wrist) on his hand. ❋ Unknown (2009)

JALANDHAR: He had cited Kalawati's plight in parliament two months ago, and now Rahul Gandhi has got a 'rakhi', symbolising the brother-sister bond, from the poor farm widow from Maharashtra, the Congress MP said on Wednesday. ❋ Unknown (2008)

- expressed a desire for somebody to tie him a 'rakhi' on the occasion lawyer if anyone would tie him a rakhi on Wednesday - the day of Raksha Bandhan. ❋ Unknown (2009)