From protecting cows to nurses: Unique ways in which India celebrated Raksha Bandhan 2020
Nurse ties rakhi to CM Shivraj Singh
Recently, MP CM Shivraj Singh contracted the novel coronavirus and is currently hospitalised. This picture shows a nurse tying a Rakhi to Chouhan as he was admitted in a COVID-19 isolation war in Bhopal.
Patient to protect nurse
Generally, it is nurses that are responsible for a patient's well-being. However, in this image, a nurse is tying a Rakhi to a coronavirus patient at CWG Village COVID-19 care centre near Akshardham, in New Delhi. As per the tradition, the person who is tied with Rakhi ensures to protect the one who is tying the thread.
Police officer's commitment
The job of policeman is to protect its citizens. And in a symbolic gesture, this woman is tying a Rakhi to a SP in Kullu, implying that the cop keeps on performing his duties for the protection of all women.
Paramilitary troop also joins in
Paramilitary forces also play an important role in ensuring safety of countrymen. And this woman is tying a Rakhi to the wrist of a paramilitary trooper in the outskirts of Agartala.
Protection of cows
Cows have given a special importance in India and in one such instance, BJP MLC Bukkal Nawab is tying the sacred threat to a cow in Lucknow.
Celebrations at an old age home
Some women in Jammu made sure that they tie Rakhis on the wrists of several elderly living in a old age home.
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