What are some things that you would recommend for everyone to see, some foods that they should eat, and places that they should visit if they are taking a trip to India?...
It is always a pain to have to change money when you get to a destination and next year when I visit India, I will be touring as soon as get of the aircraft in Delhi....
Raksha bandhan is the more proper term for the holiday.Rakhi is the band that the sister ties to the brother on that day. The festival is called "Raksha badhan" in hindi. People often abbreviate it to "Rakhi" for the sake of convinience.
Palak B
Raksha Bandhan is the full name, but the holiday is commonly called Rakhi.
Biraj 15
Same thing.
shash0678
Its actually raksha bandhan, which means the knot of protection/ trust (raksha= protection & bandan = knot). Rakhi is just a colloquial name.
Historically the day when sisters tie a 'rakhi' on their brother's hand who pledge to protect them from all problems throughout their life. :)
Ruchir
Both are the same thing, different peoples use different term.
Its the festival in which sisters tie a band on brothers hand.
ash m
raksha means protection, bandhan means tie/bond. raksha bandhan is the correct term for the holiday signifying the protection tie / bond. Rakhi is the thread that is tied to symbolise this bond. AM
swathi s
rakaha badhan means sister bother bonding rakhi is the band which sisters tie for there brothers
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