Gold Rate on Raksha Bandhan 2025
Festival-day rate · 24K
On Raksha Bandhan 2025, 24K gold was ₹10,305/g (22K ₹9,446). Today it's ₹14,433/g — up ₹4,128 since. The next Raksha Bandhan is 28 Aug 2026. Rates are for pure metal, before GST and making charges.
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₹10,30524K · Raksha Bandhan 2025
22K ₹9,446
Today ₹14,433
▲ +₹4,128 since
24K trend on Raksha Bandhan · 2015–2026
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Since 2015, gold on Raksha Bandhan was cheapest in 2015 (₹2,656) and dearest in 2025 (₹10,305). The biggest year-on-year jump was 2020, up 41.6%. That's roughly 14.5% a year on average.
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The next Raksha Bandhan falls on 28 Aug 2026 — check back closer to the date for that year's rate.
Year-wise gold price on Raksha Bandhan
| Year | Date | 24K (₹/g) | vs prev |
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| 2025 | 09 Aug | ₹10,305 | +41.5% |
| 2024 | 19 Aug | ₹7,281 | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 30 Aug | ₹6,003 | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 11 Aug | ₹5,168 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 22 Aug | ₹4,723 | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 03 Aug | ₹5,340 | +41.6% |
| 2019 | 15 Aug | ₹3,772 | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 26 Aug | ₹3,174 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 07 Aug | ₹3,057 | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 18 Aug | ₹3,308 | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 29 Aug | ₹2,656 | — |
Why gold is bought on Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is a popular festival for gifting. Gold jewellery is often gifted on this day, increasing gold rate searches every year.
- Gold gifting is common in many Indian families.
- People compare gold prices before buying jewellery gifts.
- Jewellers run seasonal offers around Raksha Bandhan.
How to read these numbers
Each year's figure is the 24K metal rate on (or just before) Raksha Bandhan that year, so the trend reflects the real market on the day families were actually buying. Jewellery cost more on the day — add making charges and GST — but this metal line is the honest benchmark to judge any jeweller's quote against.
Indicative India bullion prices; festival-day figures use the latest available rate on or before each festival date.
FAQs
On Raksha Bandhan 2025, 24K gold was about ₹10,305/g and 22K about ₹9,446/g — pure metal, before making charges and GST.
No — these are pure-metal market rates. A jewellery bill adds making charges, GST and the jeweller's margin on top.
Not by itself — prices track global markets. Indian demand rises in festival season, which can lift local premiums, while jewellers may offer making-charge discounts.