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The Indian women's ritual involves the application of vermilion powder or sindoor on the idols of Goddess Durga

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Hindu Women's offers prayed by dance, Sindur khela at Bangali Akhada Goddess temple on the ten day of Navratri Durga Puja festival on October 15 in Patna, Bihar, northern India.
The ritual has evolved into a fun affair where married women put Sindoor all over each other’s faces and enjoy themselves while dancing to the beats of the “Dhaki" drummers’ beats.

Sindoor Khela or Sindur Khela is a traditional component of Durga Puja celebrations in the Bengali community of India. The ritual involves the application of vermilion powder or sindoor on the idols of Goddess Durga and amongst married women during the conclusion of Durga Puja on Vijayadashami.

Traditionally, Bengali mothers applied sindoor on the foreheads of their married daughters before they left for their in-laws after visiting their paternal home. This application of the sindoor was treated as a form of blessing for women to strengthen their marital bonds. Since Goddess Durga is treated both as a mother figure and as a daughter, the gesture naturally extended to Durga idols as well.

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