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Marathi festival

Raksha Bandhan — राखी पौर्णिमा

rākhī paurṇimā

August · full-moon day of Shravan

Known in Maharashtra as Rakhi Purnima, sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists and pray for their well-being. The same full-moon day is Narali Purnima along the Konkan coast, when fishing communities offer coconuts to the sea before the new fishing season.

Greetings in Marathi

  • राखी पौर्णिमेच्या शुभेच्छा

    rākhī paurṇimēcyā śubhecchā

    "Happy Raksha Bandhan!"

    universal

Customs & traditions

  • ✦Sisters tie rakhi on brothers' wrists
  • ✦Brothers give gifts in return
  • ✦Narali Purnima — coconut offerings to the sea in coastal Maharashtra

Traditional foods

  • नारळी भात

    nāraḷī bhāt

    Sweet coconut rice, made especially for Narali Purnima

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