Sindur Khela: A Traditional Ceremony for Bengali Women
Also known as The Vermillion Play,_Sindur Khela is a tradition which is followed every year on the last day of _Durga Puja (Dashami) _in front of the idol of Goddess Durga prior to her immersion in the holy waters. It is purely a Bengali ritual followed by married women and holds great significance. This ritual is enjoyed like an act of smearing Vermillion on each other’s faces and thus it is called “Sindur Khela”_.
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