Celebrating Raksha Bandhan in India amid pandemic

Mathura: A UP roadways official conducts thermal screening of passengers travelling on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival, in Mathura, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (PTI Photo) (PTI03-08-2020_000031B)
Bhopal: Devotees perform rituals on the occasion of Shravani Mahotsava on Raksha Bandhan festival, during the ongoing ten-day complete lockdown in wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Bhopal, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI03-08-2020_000035B)
Jammu: Women tie ‘rakhi’ at an old age home during Raksha Bandhan festival, in Jammu, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI03-08-2020_000037B)
Kolkata: An elderly woman ties rakhi on the wrist of a worker at an old age home, on the eve of Raksha Bandhan festival, in Kolkata, Sunday, Aug 2, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI02-08-2020_000041B)
Mumbai: Congress activists tie rakhis on the wrists of BMC medical staff to applaud them for their impeccable services in the fight against COVID-19, on the eve of Raksha Bandhan festival, in Mumbai, Sunday, Aug 2, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI02-08-2020_000043B)
Jammu: Young women tie rakhis on the wrists of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on the eve of Raksha Bandhan festival, at Inter National Border Octroi post in Suchetgarh, Jammu, Sunday, Aug 2, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI02-08-2020_000046B)
Kolkata: A man ties ‘rakhi’ on a plant ahead of Raksha Bandhan festival, during Unlock 3, in Kolkata, Sunday, Aug 2, 2020. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)(PTI02-08-2020_000090B)
Patna: Women purchase ‘rakhi’ ahead of Raksha Bandhan festival, in Patna, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI02-08-2020_000111B)