TAXILA: Three-day Hindu religious festival Rakhi which observes every year to mark the bond of love between brother and sister concluded here at the Gurdawara Punja Sahib on Wednesday.

Over 1,500 followers of Hindu and Sikh religion participated in the Raksha Bandhan in which young girls and women tied Rakhis to the wrists of their brothers and exchanged greetings. Federal Parliamentary Secretary for minorities affairs, Rameesh Lal was chief guest on this occasion.

As there is no major Hindu temple in this region, this festival is celebrated by the Hindus at the Punja Sahib.

On Wednesday evening, a large number of girls tied holy thread to the boys and men binding them in the sacred relationship of brotherhood.

Special security measures had been taken by the police and law enforcement agencies for the people gathered at Gurdwara to mark the festival.