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Bengali Women Celebrate Vibrant Sindoor Khela Tradition in Kolkata
- •Women from the Bengali community and beyond gathered in Kolkata to celebrate the vibrant tradition of Sindoor Khela with immense joy and fervour.
- •The sacred ritual involves women applying vermilion to the idol of Goddess Durga and smearing it on one another to bid farewell at the end of the five-day festival.
- •The day symbolizes the return of the Goddess to her celestial abode, marking the culmination of Durga Puja celebrations.
- •Bollywood stars in Mumbai also celebrated Durga Puja with great enthusiasm, drawing crowds to the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samity pandal.
- •Actor Ranbir Kapoor was spotted seeking blessings, meeting filmmaker Ayan Mukerji, and playfully singing the song Kabira with Harshdeep Kaur on stage.
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Sindoor Khela is a traditional Bengali ritual performed on Vijaya Dashami where women apply vermilion to the idol of Goddess Durga and smear it on each other. This ceremony marks the end of the five-day Durga Puja celebrations and symbolizes bidding farewell to the mother goddess as she returns to her celestial abode, while also celebrating feminine strength and mutual bonds.
Actor Ranbir Kapoor was spotted celebrating Durga Puja at the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samity pandal in Mumbai. During his visit, he sought blessings from Goddess Durga, caught up with filmmaker Ayan Mukerji, and joined singer Harshdeep Kaur on stage for an impromptu singing performance of the track 'Kabira'.
According to Drik Panchang, the Dashami Tithi for the 2026 Durga Puja celebrations began at 12:50 PM on October 20 and concluded at 2:11 PM on October 21, with Sindoor Utsav and Durga Visarjan observed on Wednesday, October 21.
