Raksha Bandhan falls during July-August on the full moon day of Shrawan and this festival is dedicated to the beautiful relationship which exists between a sister and brother.

Implicit in the Raakhi, the delicate silken cord, is the abiding and chaste bond of love between brother and sister.
Rakhi is a RAKSHA SUTRA – a protective thread given as protection against harm. The Raakhi is tied on the wrist of the brother by the sister after application of chandan on the forehead and the waving of the lighted thali over the brother’s head. The brother is then fed with sweetmeat supposedly made by the sister’s own hands. With the tying of the Raakhi, the sister seeks the personal protection of her brother at all times in any adverse situation.
While the Rakhi is tied on the wrist of biological brothers, from its very inception it has been extended to any person a girl or woman feels she revers and respects as a brother and so the silken thread transcends one’s kith and kin.
However, it is given sparingly to only those whom that real and true brotherly affection can be given.
Raksha Bandhan is an ideal day to commence study of the Vedas and the best day for boys to enter GURUKUL. It is also the most appropriate day for changing the JANEO or sacred thread. Above all, it is the best day to renew filial love for each other.
Meanwhile, President of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, Dr. Vindhya Vasini Persaud, is calling on brothers and sisters to strengthen and deepen their relationship, to live in love, harmony and peace, to be supportive of each other and to contribute to stable family foundations.
She notes how distressing it is to see and read of brothers and sisters living in total discord over trivial matters and how beautiful it is to observe the unifying effect the Raakhi has in building a strong and loving sister/brother relationship which augurs well for a family and society as a whole.
The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha would like extend greetings on this special day which brings brothers and sisters closer and ushers in the message of unity, harmony and love.