Raksha bandhan is celebrated across the country on the full moon night. It is celebrated in the month of August. On this day, brothers buy gifts for sisters. Thus there are many raksha bandhan gifts available in the market. A simple holy thread made of silk is tied by a sister on his brother's hand. It strengthens the brother-sister bond. As brother in return buy raksha bandhan gifts for sisters and give her with a promise to protect her from all the evils or bad things that come in her way. Sister tied the thread and prays to god for his long life. Thus raksha bandhan has its own importance.
In recent times, handmade rakhis were very popular. But you can buy and send rakhis online to any part of the world with the help of online shopping sites and internet. You have to order rakhi and personalized it in your own way without spending too much time.
Types of rakhis
€ Rakhi sets: It comes in the form of a complete platter which includes rice, roli, rakhi thali and some holy threads or pair of rakhi.
€ Kids rakhi: It comes with cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse, angry birds tweety, shaktiman Donald duck and many other characters popular among children. These are specially designed for kids.
€ Sandalwood rakhi: In these rakhis, sandalwood is used in the form of beads, small animals, flowers, holy symbols like OM, Swastik, etc. It is also known as chandan rakhi as it is known for its sweet smell of sandalwood.
€ Zari rakhi: It is made of zari thread especially on silver and golden zari decorated with sequins, glitters, stones and beads. It gives shinny and royal look to a simple rakhi.
€ Beads or pearl rakhi: Beads or pearls are embedded into the thread or on the top or middle of the rakhi to give it a unique shape like round, rectangle, leaf, swastika, om, flower, etc.
€ Floral rakhi: It is very popular type of rakhi as it is made up of small or big flowers with sweet fragrance. It give a complete traditional look as it is known for its ancient style. It is decorated with glitters, threadwork and sequins.
€ Moli: It is made of simple red thread known as Kalava according to Hindu Dharma rituals.
€ Resham rakhi: It is made of resham (silk) thread as these are soft in touch and beautifully designed. It comes in the form of simple thread or decorated depending upon the age group.
€ Bracelet rakhi: It comes in the shape of chain with clip or hook and is popular among the young boys so that they can wear these bracelets on any occasion. These are made of metal like silver, brass or gold.
€ Musical or light rakhi: These are specially designed for kids. These include censors when touched gets active and play music and some have light systems.
€ Gold rakhi: It comes in various designs like gold coin with holy symbols like Om, Swastika, gold chain or gold bracelet tied with a hook. It is further fully decorated with precious stones which enhance the beauty of the rakhi.