Vijayadashami

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Women in traditional attire immerse a colorful idol of the goddess Durga in the Mahananda River during the Durga Puja festival in Siliguri, India.

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.

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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Women in traditional attire immerse a colorful idol of the goddess Durga in the Mahananda River during the Durga Puja festival in Siliguri, India.

Visarjan (immersion in water)

Devotees bid farewell to goddess Durga on Vijayadashami, offering sweets to her murti...

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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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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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