Rakhi Shayari for Raksha Bandhan

Poetic lines for the thread that ties a sister's love to her brother's promise.

Raksha Bandhan, popularly called Rakhi, is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu month of Shravan, when a sister ties a sacred thread around her brother's wrist as a symbol of love and protection, and he in turn promises to look out for her. Explore our Shayari collection for verses that capture this bond in words.

The custom is believed to have roots stretching back centuries in Indian folklore and has since grown beyond blood siblings, with many people tying rakhis to close friends and cousins who feel like family. Whatever the relationship, a few lines of shayari can say what the thread alone cannot.