People shop sacred threads ahead of Raksha Bandhan festival in India
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People shop for "Rakhis" or sacred threads ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival in Kolkata, India on Aug. 24, 2018. Raksha Bandhan is celebrated every year by the tying of a thread on the wrist of a brother by his sister as a mark of bond and ritual protection. (Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal)
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An Indian woman buys "Rakhis" or sacred threads ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival in Kolkata, India on Aug. 24, 2018. Raksha Bandhan is celebrated every year by the tying of a thread on the wrist of a brother by his sister as a mark of bond and ritual protection.(Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal)
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People shop for "Rakhis" or sacred threads ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival in Kolkata, India on Aug. 24, 2018. Raksha Bandhan is celebrated every year by the tying of a thread on the wrist of a brother by his sister as a mark of bond and ritual protection.(Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal)
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People shop for "Rakhis" or sacred threads ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival in Kolkata, India on Aug. 24, 2018. Raksha Bandhan is celebrated every year by the tying of a thread on the wrist of a brother by his sister as a mark of bond and ritual protection.(Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal)
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People shop for "Rakhis" or sacred threads ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival in Kolkata, India on Aug. 24, 2018. Raksha Bandhan is celebrated every year by the tying of a thread on the wrist of a brother by his sister as a mark of bond and ritual protection.(Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal)