Durga puja 2025: Five days of Navratri, Shashthi, Saptami, Ashtami, Navami and Vijayadashami are very special. In West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Tripura, Jharkhand and Bangladesh, a different celebration of this festival is seen. Durga Puja is organized during this period in West Bengal. People of Bengali community perform many rituals and traditions during the worship of Maa Durga. One of these rituals is played- played sindoor. During this time, married women offer vermilion to Maa Durga and wish each other a united good fortune by applying vermilion. Let’s know about Detail about Sindoor Khela.
History of sindoor khela
There are beliefs that the tradition of Sindoor Khela is 400 years old when local women started this tradition in West Bengal and parts of Bangladesh. This tradition soon reached other parts of India as well and today Vijayadashami has become an essential part of the festival.
How is the vermilion celebrated?
During the vermilion, Bengali women put vermilion in the foreheads and feet of the goddess adorned with beautiful traditional saris and jewelery. After that she applies vermilion to each other. After this, devotees take paan leaf in their palms and apply it to the goddess’s face. After this, the goddess is bid farewell. This custom shows wipes from the mother’s face.
It is believed that in Navratri, the mother comes to her house and leaves the maternal in -laws on Dashami date and goes back to her in -laws. First of all, vermilion is applied on their forehead and then bangles (branch and pola) are worn and sweets are offered. After this, married women apply this vermilion on each other’s forehead and face. She wishes for her happy married life by feeding each other sweets.
When is sindoor played 2025?
Sindoor Khela’s ritual is played on the day of Dussehra. According to Vedic almanac, this year Dussehra will be celebrated on 2 October 2025, Thursday. In this way, the festival of Sindoor Khela will also be celebrated on 2 October 2025.
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