The famous 'Sindoor Khela' of Bengalis as Dashami comes to an end
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A woman in Bangalore enjoys the festivities after taking part in Sindoor Khela. (Photo | PTI)Married women participate in Sindur Khela during Durga Puja in Lucknow. (Photo | PTI)Women participate in Sindur Khela at a puja pandal on the last day of Durga puja at Chittaranjan Park in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)The Murshidabad district of West Bengal was painted red as women engage in the Sindoor Khela. (Photo | PTI)People dance and enjoy the 'Sindoor Khela'. (Photo | PTI)The vermilion is first applied to the idol of the goddess, and then applied to all the married women around. (Photo | PTI)Women engage in this ritual to show their pride and love for their husbands. (Photo | PTI)Since Dashami marks Goddess Durga's return to her in-laws' house, the women do this to give her a royal send-off. (Photo | PTI)Women dancing during Sindoor Khela on the last day of Durga Puja in Patna. (Photo | PTI)
