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IMAGE: Women tie rakhis to army jawans in Prayagraj ahead of Raksha Bandhan. All Photographs: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: A woman applies a tilak to a jawan.
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IMAGE: Students and a schoolteacher tie rakhis to Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force soldiers in Jalandhar.
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IMAGE: Women apply tika on the foreheads of Sashastra Seema Bal personnel in Gorakhpur ahead of Raksha Bandhan.
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IMAGE: Women take selfies with Sashastra Seema Bal personnel in Gorakhpur.
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Feature Presentation: Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com
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