Kanpur: The city has observed the festival of Raksha Bandhan in a novel way recently.
As the news goes that two Muslim sisters have been tied rakhis on the wrists of their Hindu brothers to celebrate the occasion in Yasoda Nagar locality here.
This tradition has become a medium to strengthen the bond between two communities and symbolise the fact that the bond shared by brothers and sisters is above any religion or caste.
Raksha Bandhan is celebrated for several generations and has many tales attributed to it.
The same tradition of Emperor Humayun and Rani Karnawati was carried forward by the residents of a locality here.
Raksha Bandhan is a prominent festival of sister-brother relations. Sisters tie a sacred thread on their brother’s wrist and also wish for their well-being and success.
In turn, the brothers take a pledge for their security in every situation that comes upon them.
