Bhai Dooj is an important part of Diwali, the Festival of Lights.
Like Rakshan Bandhan, Bhai Dooj is celebrated between brothers and sisters to strengthen the bonds of their love.
Please click on the images for a look at how sisters celebrated Bhai Dooj this year.
IMAGE: Women wait to meet their brothers on the occasion of Bhai Dooj at the central jail in Kanpur. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Women apply tilak on the forehead of Border Security Force soldiers during Bhai Dooj celebrations at Balurghat in South Dinajpur district, Wesr Bengal. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Orphan girls apply tilak on boys's foreheads to celebrate Bhai Dooj at the Ved Mandir in Jammu. Photograph: Shanky Rathore/ANI Photo
IMAGE: Girls perform rituals for the long lives of underprivileged children on the occasion of Bhai Dooj in Kolkata. Photograph: Utpal Sarkar/ANI Photo
IMAGE: Women leave of the district jail in Mirzapur after performing the rituals for their imprisoned brothers on the occasion of Bhai Dooj. Photograph: K K Arora/ANI Photo
IMAGE: Young woman perform Bhai Dooj rituals for a traffic policeman personnel in Kolkata. Photograph: Utpal Sarkar/ANI Photo
Photographs curated by Anant Salvi/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Rajesh Alva/Rediff.com
