Women shop for "Rakhi," on the eve of "Raksha Bandhan" festival in Ahmadabad. The Raksha Bandhan festival celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters and is marked by the tying of a Rakhi by the sister on the wrist of her brother (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki).

A school girl ties a 'Rakhi' on the wrist of President Pranab Mukherjee during celebration of Raksha Bandhan festival at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday (PTI photo).

Young RSS members celebrate Raksha Bandhan at a camp in Hubli on Thursday (PTI photo).

A man looks at the bunch of Rakhis, in Ahmedabad (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki).

Shakilbhai, a trader, and a young boy check the Rakhi, as they prepare a bunch of them for sale at their shop in Ahmedabad (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki).

A young girl gets Mehndi on the eve of "Raksha Bandhan" festival in New Delhi, August 1, 2012 (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh).

Women tie rakhis, on the wrists of their prisoner brothers, during the "Raksha Bandhan" festival at the central jail in Ahmedabad, August. 2 (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki).

Girls tie rakhis, on the wrists of their prisoner brothers during the "Raksha Bandhan" festival at the central jail in Ahmedabad (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki).

A man arranges Rakhi, ahead of Raksha Bandhan festival in Ahmedabad (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki).

Women shop for "Rakhi," on the eve of "Raksha Bandhan" festival in New Delhi, (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh).