Durga Puja 2021: An insight into Kolkata's Sindoor Khela celebrations
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Image Source : Arnab MitraDurga Puja 2021: An insight into Kolkata's Sindoor Khela celebrations
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Durga Puja celebration at Ramkrishna Mission, Barasat (Kolkata)
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Married Bengali women offer vermilion or sindoor to Goddess Durga and apply it on each other's face and head.
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The tradition of Sindoor Khela is as old as Durga Puja, almost 400 years. According to commonly held belief, if a woman plays Sindoor Khela by following the proper custom, she will never be widowed.
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Sindoor Khela symbolises the strength of womanhood in protecting her husband and children from the evil eye.
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The last day is a sombre occasion when Goddess Durga is bid adieu for a year.
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Devotees carrying a Durga idol for immersion in Kolkata. The arrangements were made following Covis-19 protocols at 21 separate ghats in the city.
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The Durga idols immersion on Friday marked the end of the week-long Durga Puja festival in West Bengal. The last day for immersion will be on Sunday, October 17.
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Durga idol immersion at Seth Pukur, Barasat
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Cranes were used at major ghats for immersion purposes. The facilities of lunches are there to visualise the immersion at separate ghats in the city.