https://www.pitara.com/tags/raksha-bandhan/Recent content in Raksha Bandhan on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/festivals-for-kids/raksha-bandhan/Wed, 21 Apr 1999 12:18:43 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/festivals-for-kids/raksha-bandhan/<p><em>Excerpts from the book &ldquo;Festivals of India&rdquo;</em></p> <p>Sravani, the sacred thread changing ceremony, and Raksha Bandhan are celebrated on the full moon day of the month of shravan (June-July) and are often regarded as two names for the same festival. This is not strictly true because Sravani is specifically a Brahmin festival referred to in the sacred Sanskrit texts as Rishi Tarpan or Upa Karma. It is a very ancient Vedic festival and even today is regarded as important in Bengal, Orissa, southern India, Gujarat and some other states. The more popular of the two festivals, however, is Raksha Bandhan.</p>