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Indian women buying "Rakhi," a sacred thread ahead of Raksha Bandhan festival in Agartala, Tripura, India, on August 19, 2013. The annual Raksha Bandhan festival celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters where sisters tying a colorful string around her brother's wrist, symbolizing the sister's love and prayers for her brother's well-being, and the brother's vow to protect her. Photo by Abhishek Debbarma/Indian Photo Agency (InPA)