Rakhi purnima is one of the most popular festivals of India. It is celebrate all over the nation with different names and rituals. In some parts of the northern India, it is Raksha Bandhan that is celebrated on the full moon day. Raksha Bandhan falls in the month of Shravana and commemorates the love and bonding between siblings. Similarly, on the full moon day, Gujarat celebrates Pavitropana. Lord Shiva is worshipped with great pomp and zest on this propitious day. There is an atmosphere of celebratory fervor all over Gujarat.
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