Bangalore – the Silicon Valley of India celebrate the festival of joy and happiness with much enthusiasm. Apart from the festivals like Lakshmi Pooja, Ganesh Chaturthi, Raksha Bandhan also holds much importance for the city. People of the city start preparing for the festival much in advance thereby making the celebration all the more special.

Though Rakhi celebrations in Bangalore are a little subdued, yet it has its own importance. For the southern part of India, rakhi is not a major festival. Although there's diversity in culture and traditions, rakhi festival is an important part of the Bangalore city.

The day starts early in the morning with brothers and sisters getting ready for the Rakhi Puja. Girls apply tika on their brother's forehead and tie rakhi thread on their wrists. They also pray for the long life of their brothers. In return, brothers gift their sisters some exquisite rakhi presents and promise them to protect for their whole lives. To make the festival more special, people exchange sweets to add to the excitement.

On this day, people of Bangalore bath and dress up in new clothes. The custom of putting mehandi on the hands is not prevalent here. In Bangalore Raksha Bandhan is celebrated with simplicity, with the traditional rakhi thread and the puja associated with this day. All the markets of the city get embellished with different Rakhi decorative items, beautiful rakhi threads and variety of rakhi gifts. People flood the markets much in advance to prepare for the festival.

But as Bangalore takes the shape of the new metropolitan, even the styles of traditional celebrations are changing. So if your brother or sister is in Bangalore and you want to sent across a nice rakhi gift or card then there is no better place than virtual rakhi.