Raksha Bandhan Wishes
These Raksha Bandhan wishes are written for everyone who ties a rakhi or wears one: brothers, sisters, cousins and the friends who became family along the way. Each wish is short enough for WhatsApp and personal enough to sound like you wrote it.
Pick a line for your brother or sister, copy it, and add one memory only the two of you share. Below you will also find Rakhi wishes in Hindi and Marathi, polite wishes for colleagues and clients, and a few longer messages for the card that travels with your rakhi by post.
Raksha Bandhan 2027: Tuesday, 17 August 2027
Short Raksha Bandhan wishes
Happy Raksha Bandhan to the one who still steals my share of sweets.
WhatsAppOne thread, a lifetime of looking out for each other. Happy Rakhi.
WhatsAppRakhi on the wrist, mithai in hand, you in my corner. Perfect day.
WhatsAppTo my first friend and forever partner in mischief, happy Raksha Bandhan.
WhatsAppThe knot is small, the promise behind it is not. Happy Rakhi.
WhatsAppWishing you a Rakhi full of roli, rice, laughter and second helpings.
WhatsAppSame house, same fights, same love. Happy Raksha Bandhan, sibling.
WhatsAppTied with silk, held together by years of shared secrets 🎀
WhatsAppMay this Rakhi Purnima bring you home to the people who know you best.
WhatsAppGrateful for you today and on every day the thread is off the wrist.
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Raksha Bandhan wishes for brother
Bhai, you carried my school bag once and now you carry half my worries. Thank you, and happy Raksha Bandhan.
WhatsAppTo the brother who taught me to ride a cycle and then laughed when I fell: this rakhi comes with love and a small grudge.
WhatsAppYour wrist gets the rakhi, my plate gets the kaju katli. Fair deal, as always. Happy Raksha Bandhan, brother.
WhatsAppLittle brother, you are taller than me now, but you will always be the boy I guarded at the bus stop. Happy Rakhi.
WhatsAppDistance cannot untie what we tied as kids. Wishing you a warm Raksha Bandhan, bhaiya.
WhatsAppThank you for every time you said you had it handled and actually did. Happy Raksha Bandhan to my rock.
WhatsAppThe rakhi is in the post and my gift list is on WhatsApp. Happy Raksha Bandhan, dear brother.
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Raksha Bandhan wishes for sister
Didi, you were my first teacher, my loudest critic and my safest place. Happy Raksha Bandhan.
WhatsAppFor the rakhi, the tilak and the patience it takes to put up with me all year, thank you. Happy Rakhi, sis.
WhatsAppMy promise this Rakhi: fewer jokes about your cooking and more calls on Sundays. Happy Raksha Bandhan, sister.
WhatsAppLittle sister, you tie the thread, but you are the one who holds this family together. Happy Rakhi.
WhatsAppEvery rakhi you have tied is another year of you choosing me as your brother. I am lucky.
WhatsAppWherever you are today, I am wearing your rakhi in spirit and saving your share of the sweets, behna.
WhatsAppTo the sister who reads my mind before I speak, happy Raksha Bandhan and thank you for always taking my side.
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Rakhi wishes for cousins and friends
Cousin, those summer holidays at Nani's house made us siblings long before any rakhi did. Happy Raksha Bandhan.
WhatsAppNot born in the same house, but you have been my brother in every way that counts. Happy Rakhi.
WhatsAppTo my rakhi sister from college, thank you for years of borrowed notes, cutting chai and honest advice.
WhatsAppHappy Rakhi to the whole gang of cousins who turn this day into one loud family reunion.
WhatsAppSome bonds are tied with thread and some with years of friendship. Ours has both. Happy Raksha Bandhan.
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Raksha Bandhan wishes for colleagues and clients
Wishing you and your family a joyful Raksha Bandhan filled with sweets, siblings and good food.
WhatsAppHappy Raksha Bandhan to our team. Enjoy the day with your brothers and sisters, and save us a laddoo.
WhatsAppWarm Raksha Bandhan greetings to you and your loved ones, with thanks for the trust you place in us all year.
WhatsAppTo a colleague who has looked out for me like a sibling at work, happy Raksha Bandhan.
WhatsAppOur wishes to every customer celebrating today: may your homes be full of rakhis, laughter and family.
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Raksha Bandhan wishes in Hindi
राखी मैं बांधूंगी, तोहफा तुम दोगे, मिठाई हम दोनों खाएंगे। हैप्पी रक्षा बंधन, भैया।
WhatsAppकच्चे धागे का ये बंधन बचपन की यादों से पक्का बना है। रक्षा बंधन की शुभकामनाएं।
WhatsAppदूर हो तो क्या, राखी का धागा दिल तक पहुंच ही जाता है। हैप्पी राखी।
WhatsAppदीदी, बचपन में तुमने मेरी हर गलती छुपाई, आज मैं तुम्हारे हर सपने के साथ खड़ा रहने का वादा करता हूं।
WhatsAppभैया, तुम्हारी कलाई पर बंधी ये राखी मेरी दुआ है कि तुम हमेशा मुस्कुराते रहो।
WhatsAppलड़ाई भी तुमसे, सुलह भी तुमसे। ऐसा रिश्ता बस भाई-बहन का होता है।
WhatsAppरोली, चावल, मिठाई और तुम्हारी मुस्कान, बस यही है मेरा राखी का त्योहार।
WhatsAppछोटी बहन, तुम जितनी शरारती हो, उतनी ही प्यारी भी। राखी की बहुत बधाई।
WhatsAppमम्मी की डांट से बचाने वाले मेरे भाई को रक्षा बंधन की प्यार भरी शुभकामनाएं।
WhatsAppएक धागा, एक वादा और ढेर सारा प्यार। शुभ रक्षा बंधन।
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Raksha Bandhan wishes in Marathi
दादा, राखी मी बांधते, गिफ्ट तू दे. रक्षाबंधनाच्या खूप खूप शुभेच्छा.
WhatsAppताई, लहानपणी तू माझा हात धरलास, आता मी तुझी साथ कधीच सोडणार नाही. राखी पौर्णिमेच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा.
WhatsAppभांडणं आपली रोजची, पण प्रेम कायमचं. रक्षाबंधनाच्या शुभेच्छा.
WhatsAppदूर असलास तरी ही राखी तुझ्यापर्यंत प्रेम घेऊन येईल. हॅपी राखी, भाऊ.
WhatsAppनारळी पौर्णिमा आणि राखी पौर्णिमेच्या सर्वांना मनापासून शुभेच्छा.
WhatsAppधाग्यात गुंफलेल्या आठवणी आणि आयुष्यभराची साथ. रक्षाबंधनाच्या गोड शुभेच्छा.
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Longer Raksha Bandhan messages
Dear brother, I still remember the first rakhi I tied on your wrist, crooked and covered in glitter, and how you wore it for a whole month. We have grown up, moved cities and changed phone numbers, but that feeling has not changed at all. Thank you for being my safe place. Happy Raksha Bandhan.
WhatsAppTo my sister: this year I could not be there for the tilak and the thali, and I miss it more than I expected. Your rakhi is on my wrist and your voice was the first call I made this morning. Save me a piece of barfi, I will collect it in person soon.
WhatsAppEvery year this day turns our house into a festival of thalis, photos and old jokes, thanks to the noisy, hungry, wonderful crowd of cousins I grew up with. However far life takes us, I hope we always find our way back to the same dining table. Happy Raksha Bandhan to all of you.
WhatsAppBhaiya and Didi, you were the first people who made me feel protected, long before I understood the word. Today I want to return the promise. Whatever comes next, you will never stand alone. Happy Raksha Bandhan.
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Raksha Bandhan wishes images
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About Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan, often simply called Rakhi, celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters. It falls on the full moon day of the Hindu month of Shravan, which is why many people also call it Rakhi Purnima.
In many homes, a sister prepares a thali with roli, rice, a diya and sweets. She applies a tilak on her brother's forehead, ties a rakhi on his wrist and feeds him a sweet. The brother gives a gift and promises to stand by her. Today many families also tie rakhis between sisters, cousins and close friends, and siblings who live apart send rakhis by post.
In Maharashtra and along the western coast, the same full moon is also marked as Narali Purnima, when fishing communities offer coconuts to the sea at the start of the fishing season.
Tips for sending your wishes
- If your rakhi is going by post, send it at least a week early and save your written wish for the morning of the festival.
- Add one childhood detail, such as a nickname or an old fight over the window seat, to turn any wish here into a personal one.
- For a brother or sister abroad, check their time zone so your Rakhi message lands in their morning rather than at midnight.
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Questions people ask
What is a good Raksha Bandhan wish for a brother?
Keep it warm and a little playful, since that is how most siblings talk. For example: "Your wrist gets the rakhi, my plate gets the kaju katli. Fair deal, as always." Add his nickname to make it yours.
How do I write a Rakhi wish for my sister?
Thank her for something specific she has done for you and make a small, honest promise. A line like "Didi, you were my first teacher, my loudest critic and my safest place" works well on WhatsApp or in a card.
When is Raksha Bandhan in 2027?
Raksha Bandhan falls on 17 August 2027, as per the government holiday list. The festival is always held on the full moon of Shravan, so the date changes from year to year.
What is Rakhi Purnima?
Rakhi Purnima is another name for Raksha Bandhan, used because the festival falls on a full moon day, or purnima. In Maharashtra the same day is also celebrated as Narali Purnima.
How do I wish Raksha Bandhan in Marathi?
A simple greeting is "रक्षाबंधनाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा". You can also send "भांडणं आपली रोजची, पण प्रेम कायमचं. रक्षाबंधनाच्या शुभेच्छा." to a brother or sister.
Every wish on this page is original, written and reviewed by the Tyohar Wishes team. Copy and share them freely for personal use. How we write our wishes.