Archive · 28 Aug 2026
PM Modi Shares Raksha Bandhan Festivities, Extends Greetings
Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Raksha Bandhan and sent good wishes to people.
He wished everyone happiness, prosperity and success.
He also shared pictures of celebrations at his official home in New Delhi.
The pictures showed people interacting with smiles and high fives.
Raksha Bandhan is a festival about the loving bond between brothers and sisters.
Sisters traditionally tie a special thread called a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists.
Brothers give gifts and promise to protect and support their sisters.
Modi hoped the festival would strengthen love, harmony and trust.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on Raksha Bandhan on Friday, August 28, 2026.
Modi wished everyone happiness, prosperity and success through posts on X.
He shared photographs and videos showing celebrations at his official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg.
Modi said the festival should deepen affection, harmony, togetherness and mutual trust.
Raksha Bandhan celebrates the bond between siblings, with sisters tying rakhis and brothers promising protection and offering gifts.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and people celebrating Raksha Bandhan.
- What
- Modi extended Raksha Bandhan greetings and shared glimpses of celebrations at his official residence.
- When
- Friday, August 28, 2026.
- Where
- At 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, Modi’s official residence, and on X; the dateline in one report was New Delhi.
- Why
- To mark Raksha Bandhan and celebrate the bonds of affection, harmony, togetherness and mutual trust between brothers and sisters.
- Festival
- Raksha Bandhan
- Date
- August 28, 2026
- Greeting
- Modi wished people happiness, prosperity and success.
- Celebration venue
- The official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg
- Social platform
- X
- Traditional practice
- Sisters tie rakhis on their brothers’ wrists, while brothers offer gifts and promise protection.
