Festival Etymology
Raksha Bandhan — What the Name Means
The bond of protection between siblings. For dates, rituals and how it's celebrated, see our sister site Daily Calendar. Here, we focus only on the Sanskrit behind the name.
See other festival name origins, or explore the Panchanga system that determines when festivals like this one fall each year. This same date — Shravana Purnima — is also World Sanskrit Day; see 2026 or 2027 for the exact dates.