Saturday, August 4, 2012

Saturday Snapshot: August 04, 2012

Rakhi tied to Krishna

Rakhis for my brother, SIL, and nephew
Tying on my nephews' wrist
 Rakshabandhan was on August 2, 2012. It is big festival for Hindus.

Posted for Saturday Snapshot, hosted by Alyce of At Home With books

18 comments:

Unknown said...

Those Rakhis are gorgeous!

Paulita said...

This looks fascinating. I realize how little I know about other religions when I see a post like this. Here's Mine

(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said...

Not familiar with this tradition, but it looks so interesting.

Eva said...

The Rakhis are very pretty. Very interesting.

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your photos of the tradition.

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JoAnn said...

I don't know much about this tradition either. Thanks for sharing your photos - they are beautiful!

Susan Lindquist said...

Hope you are having a wonderful festival! It's always fun to see others' family and religious traditions - our world is just so very interesting and diverse!

BurtonReview said...

Looks like fun! I'd love it if you would stop by and come see my pic for today.

Alyce said...

That holiday is new to me, but the rakhis look beautiful!

srivalli said...

Happy Rakshabandan! I didn't know that you tie rakhis to nephew and Sil. I always thought rakhis are for brothers and sisters! Thanks for stopping by!

Christine Harding said...

I'm not familiar with this festival either, but it sounds interesting, and they are lovely pictures.

Carolyn Wilker said...

What is the significance of the rakhis?

Kailana said...

I was not aware of this holiday. Thanks for sharing!

Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer said...

Thanks for sharing this special day with us. Your brother is very handsome.

Lmkazmierczak said...

Interesting tradition. I looked it up on Wikipedia and understand it is a sacred thread the sister ties to her brother signifying he will protect her. And it it always on a full moon♫♪

Barbara The Healthy Nut said...

What a lovely tradition! We have no way to honor the special relationship among siblings in our tradition. I love this and I love your photos too.

Meaghan said...

I am not familiar with this tradition, but everything looks very beautiful!

Louise said...

Fascinating photos- your photos are always a glimpse into the exotic for me.