In Photos | Sindoor Khela On Vijaya Dashami 2026: Women Celebrate The Vermilion Ritual
Women mark Vijaya Dashami with Sindoor Khela, applying vermilion to Goddess Durga and to one another as they celebrate tradition, sisterhood and bid farewell to the goddess at the end of Durga Puja
Women participate in the 'Sindoor Khela' ritual a day after 'Vijaya Dashami' celebrations, in Bankura, West Bengal, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo- PTI
Women from the Bengali community participate in the 'Sindoor Khela' ritual a day after 'Vijaya Dashami' celebrations at Durgabari Temple, in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: PTI
An elderly woman offers prayers to Goddess Durga during 'Bijoya Dashami' on the final day of the Durga Puja festival, in Raipur village, Birbhum district, West Bengal, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Women celebrate during 'Sindoor Khela', tradition of playing with vermilion, on 'Vijaya Dashami', last day of Durga Puja festival, at Durga Bari, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A woman being smeared 'sindoor', vermillion, on her face during 'Sindoor Khela', tradition of playing with vermillion, on 'Vijaya Dashami', last day of Durga Puja festival, at Durgabari Samiti, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Women celebrate during 'Sindoor Khela', tradition of playing with vermilion, on 'Vijaya Dashami', last day of Durga Puja festival, at Durgabari Samiti, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Women take part in 'Sindoor Khela', tradition of playing with vermilion, during 'Vijaya Dashami', last day of Durga Puja festival, at a 'pandal', in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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