I would like to wish my brother and all my cousin brothers a happy Raksha Bandhan!!! Raksha Bandan is a Hindu holiday which celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters (including cousins).
I was able to celebrate with my brother and some of my cousin brothers when I was home in Detroit a little over a week ago. We had a family picnic where my cousin Varsha brought enough rakhis (they are like friendship bracelets) for us to tie on the guys. We are a little silly when we tie the rakhis because we line up in an assembly line. We tie, feed a sweet, hug, then have the girls rotate.
Check out the pictures below (courtesy of Amit and Niel).
The Cousins!
All lined up for Raksha Bandhan
The rakhi tying begins
Dina and Dilip
Me and my brother
Ritesh and Dina
Sima and Mahesh
The crushing hug from Mahesh!
- Varsha feeding sweets to Harshad
All the rakhis!
Cousins have fun!
