Raksha Bandhan by Post Office : Importance of Rakhi threads remains intact, sisters are sending Rakhi by Post Offices in the India as well as abroad.

Silk threads have dwarfed the virtual Rakhis running on social media. Sisters are preferring to send colorful Rakhis by post offices to their brothers. Department of Posts has also made all necessary arrangements for this. Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav, Postmaster General, Varanasi Region told that so far, approximately 50 thousand Rakhis have been booked from various post offices of Varanasi Region and sent to the country and abroad.

Rakhi's craze is also very much outside the country. Postmaster General Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav said that Rakhis are being sent from Varanasi to foreign countries by speed post and registered post. Approximately 800 Rakhis were booked by various Post Offices in Varanasi Region for foreign countries. Most of these Rakhis have been sent to countries like USA, UK, Singapore, UAE, Germany, France, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa etc. At the same time, sisters living abroad are also sending Rakhis to their beloved brothers in Varanasi, which are being  distributed immediately through the postal department. Sisters are preparing in advance to send Rakhi abroad, so that the Rakhi reaches the brothers at the right time and their wrists do not remain deserted.

Postmaster General Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav said that special arrangements have been made for booking & sorting of Rakhi post and their speedy delivery from post offices including Railway Mail Service and National Sorting Hub. On Rakshabandhan Festival, Rakhi post will be delivered by the postmen, so that no brother's wrist remains deserted, said Mr. Yadav.

The importance of Rakhi threads remains intact, sisters are sending Rakhi by Post Offices for brothers in the country as well as abroad.

Rakhi craze abroad too: Rakhi being sent by post offices to many countries including USA, UK, Singapore