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Raksha Bandhan: The ties that bind

August 18, 2008
To find a new meaning to life, sex workers in Kolkata’s brothels tied 'rakhis' on the wrists of men calling them brothers.

Sex workers at Kalighat in the city tied rakhis on the wrists of several youths who had come there for the occasion and also treated them to sweets and snacks.

Such celebrations were also held at Sonagachhi, the country's largest sex workers' hub.

Image: A sex worker tiea rakhi to actor Samir Soni in Mumbai on Saturday.
Photographs: Shashank Parade/PTI

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