Updated On: 20 August, 2024 06:07 PM IST | Raaina Jain
India witnessed vibrant celebrations of Raksha Bandhan 2024 on Monday. While a lot of people celebrated with families, Indian security personnel away from home also took part in the celebrations as school children and women came together to tie rakhis to them in different parts of the country. Here are some glimpses.

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Army soldiers celebrate Raksha Bandhan festival at Akhnoor sector, Jammu on Monday (Pic: ANI)
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Girls tie rakhi on the wrist of a BSF personnel on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan in Jammu and Kashmir (Pic: PTI)

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School children tie rakhis to BSF personnel on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan along the India-Bangladesh Border in South Dinajpur on Monday (Pic: ANI)
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Women tie rakhi on wrists of a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival at the India-Pakistan Attari-Wagah Border post, about 35km from Amritsar (Pic: PTI)

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School children tie rakhis to BSF personnel on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan at Arnia in Jammu on Monday (Pic: ANI)
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Women Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers tie rakhis to each other on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival at the Indo-Pakistan Joint Check Post, Attari-Wagah border, near Amritsar
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