Holidays 2024 India. Raksha bandhan (or raksha bandhana) is a hindu festival that celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters, and families, on the full moon of the hindu month of shravana (shravan poornima), or around july and august. It features prayer, sacrifice, and excellent food.

It is a gazetted holiday in india, which is marked on the 10th day of the bright half (shukla paksha) of the month of ashvin (ashwayuja), according to the hindu calendar. It features prayer, sacrifice, and excellent food.