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   Raksha Bandhan 2017 was celebrated on Monday with traditional fervour and gaiety across India. The festival of the brother-sister bond was celebrated with enthusiasm across the country. From Hindu-Muslim amity to love and affection of civilians towards security personnel deployed on borders for the safety of the nation, the festival brought happiness in every aspect. Have a look at how India celebrated the festival of Raksha Bandhan this year: A Muslim woman seeking blessings of head priest Dilipdas Ji Maharaj as she tied a rakhi on his wrist on Raksha Bandhan, at the Lord Jagganath temple in Ahmdedabad on Monday. (PTI)

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   Niece of martyred Captain Chandra Chaudhary ties rakhi on his statue on the eve of Raksha Bandhan in Bikaner. (PTI)

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   Students in traditional attire tie rakhi on the wrists of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel during an event to celebrate Raksha Bandhan, at the India-Pakistan border joint check post at the International Border in Attari, on Monday. (PTI)

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   Women wait in a queue to tie 'Rakhi' to their brothers lodged in Naini Central Prison near Allahabad on Monday. (PTI)

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   School girls tie Rakhi on the wrists of Army soldiers as they celebrate Raksha Bandhan at an event in Jabalpur. (PTI)

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   Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creating a sand art with the message 'Happy Raksha Bandhan, Gift a Helmet , let's join hands for our brothers safety' on Raksha Bandhan, at Puri Beach in Odisha. (PTI)

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   Special children celebrating Raksha Bandhan festival at a school in Thane, Mumbai. (PTI)

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   Nickelodeon cartoon character Dora ties Rakhi on the wrist of a BSF soldier at Attari border near Amritsar. (PTI)

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   An Indian Hindu girl ties rakhis, or sacred threads, on her brother's wrist as a symbolic gesture during "Raksha Bandhan" festival in Allahabad. (AP)

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    School Children Make A Human Chain on the Shape of Rakhi during the upcoming Festival of Raksha Bandhan at Patiala. (PTI)

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    Women wait in a queue to tie 'Rakhi' to their brothers lodged in Naini Central Prison near Allahabad on Monday. (PTI)