Festival Guide
Raksha Bandhan 2026
Raksha Bandhan date, rakhi ritual, and Shravana Purnima context
Raksha Bandhan celebrates the bond between siblings through rakhi, tilak, sweets, blessings, and family gathering.
Date
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Calendar basis
Shravana lunar month
Default location
New Delhi, India. Use city pages for local panchang context.
About Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan celebrates the bond between siblings through rakhi, tilak, sweets, blessings, and family gathering.
HinduLab treats festival dates as calendar events connected to tithi, paksha, lunar month, solar transition, or fixed-date rules depending on the observance. For daily ritual timing, pair this guide with the panchang and muhurat tools for your city.
Common Rituals
- Prepare a rakhi thali with rakhi, kumkum, rice, diya, and sweets.
- Sisters tie rakhi and pray for wellbeing; brothers offer blessings and gifts.
- Families share sweets and meals after the ritual.
- Many households avoid Bhadra period where that rule is followed.
Regional Notes
- The day is also known as Rakhi Purnima in many regions.
- Some communities connect the same Purnima with Upakarma and other observances.
- Diaspora families often coordinate the ritual across time zones.
Helpful HinduLab Tools
Festival dates can be shared across regions, but exact ritual windows may depend on sunrise, sunset, tithi boundaries, and local tradition.
How HinduLab Calculates Festival Dates
HinduLab combines computed vrat occurrences, lunar festival rules, solar Sankranti transitions, and fixed Gregorian observances. The annual festival calendar is generated for the default location and then connected to city-aware panchang tools for local timing context.
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