A woman buys “rakhi” or traditional Indian sacred thread, at a stall in a marketplace in Kolkata August 19, 2015. Rakhi is also the name of a Hindu festival, also known as Raksha Bandhan, during which a sister ties one or more of the sacred threads onto her brother's wrist to ask him for her protection. The festival will be celebrated across the country on August 29 this year. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)
