On the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan, special children from SOS Children Village Khajurikalan celebrated the day with lot of joy and conveyed their warm greeting to everyone, reaffirming the bond of love and affection.
Like every year Raksha Bandhan was celebrated in SOS Children Village, (Special Children) Khajurikalan where 105 special need children and young adults celebrates the festival of special bonding on the day. They celebrated the occasion together as a family irrespective of their caste, religion and the disability.
The children of SOS are united through the love and harmony.
All the sister were dressed in beautiful ethnic attire. The ritual began with sisters applying Tilak on their brothers forehead, tied Rakhi on their wrist and prayed for their wellness, long life and good health. Gifts were also exchanged and all the old memories were cherished with countless talks filling the space with love and laughter.
All the mothers of the village also took an active part in this festival, preparing multiple delicious dishes, sweets for their families. Since due to Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown this year all the preparation for festival celebration done by mother at home only. Special girls had made handmade Rakhies for their brothers.
Every year a group special need children form SOS Children village Khajurikalan tied Rakhi to honourable Governor and Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh at their residences but due to Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown this year event was not organised and children have celebrated the day at SOS campus only.
Traditionally, the festival of Raksha Bandhan is observed as a symbol of duty between brothers and sisters. On this day, a sister ties a rakhi around the wrist of her brother to pray for his prosperity, health and well-being.
The festival is a symbol of love and unity between brothers and sisters.
It promotes harmonious co-existence, which SOS Childrens Villages of India, one of the few organisations practising group foster care for upbringing of children , also strives to provide to the parentless and abandoned children in need of care and protection.