বিদায়বেলায় সিঁদুর খেলা / Sindoor Khela (Vermilion Play)
A colourful farewell festival on ‘Bijoya Dashami’ (last day of the Durga Puja), marked with 'Sindoor Khela' or, smearing of the red vermilion. The ritual is famous throughout Bengal and is believed to be dated back to time when the tradition of Durga puja started nearly 400 years ago.
Bengali married women adorning traditional dresses converge at the makeshift temples to bid farewell to the Goddess and her four children with vermilion (sindoor) and sweets. After bidding her farewell, the married women smear one another with sindoor, and greet each other with sweets, and pray for their long and happy married lives.
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