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A woman in a red sari applies red sindoor powder to the face of a decorated Durga idol during the Sindoor Khela ritual at Durga Puja in Lucknow, India.

An Indian groom applies sindoor to the parting of the bride's hair during a Hindu wedding ceremony in Maharashtra, with the bride smiling and wearing traditional attire and jewelry.

Bengali women in red and white sarees joyfully apply vermilion to each other's faces during Sindur Khela, with a decorated Durga idol in the background at a festival pandal.

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A woman in a red sari applies red sindoor powder to the face of a decorated Durga idol during the Sindoor Khela ritual at Durga Puja in Lucknow, India.

Custom of sindoor khela during Durga Puja

Sindoor, or vermilion, is applied to an image of the goddess Durga during...

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An Indian groom applies sindoor to the parting of the bride's hair during a Hindu wedding ceremony in Maharashtra, with the bride smiling and wearing traditional attire and jewelry.

Groom applying sindoor

A Hindu wedding often includes the tradition of the groom applying sindoor,...

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Bengali women in red and white sarees joyfully apply vermilion to each other's faces during Sindur Khela, with a decorated Durga idol in the background at a festival pandal.

Sindoor khela

Bengali women participating in sindoor khela, the smearing of vermilion,...

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