The devotees of Goddess Durga have bid her farewell with love and tears in their eyes amid the sounds of drums, conch shells and brass cymbals. The Dashami, or tenth day rituals for Durga Puja, kicked ...

Sindur Khela, a ritual performed before Durga visarjan by married women, who smear the goddess with vermillion and then each other, was conducted across the city on Thursday. mid-day’s Sayyed Sameer ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

Durga Puja is an overwhelming celebration of life, culture, and spirituality. As the festival draws millions across West Bengal and beyond, the rituals performed during these days remind us of the ...

Sindoor or vermilion is a precious marker for married women across India, and on Vijaya Dashami women at Durga Puja pandals and temples daubed each other with a dash of the sacred reddish-orange ...

On Maha Vijayadashmi, devotees of Andheri Link Road Sarbojanik Durga Puja bid goodbye to Goddess Durga with a joyous celebration of Sindoor Khela. As women joined in the Sindoor Utsav, they danced and ...

New Delhi: Women across India enthusiastically celebrated the traditional ritual of ‘Sindoor Khela’ on Vijayadashami on Thursday, marking the conclusion of the nine-day Durga Puja festival. Female ...

The North Bombay Durga Puja Pandal turned into a spectacle of traditional legacy and affection as Kajol and her daughter Nysa Devgan were spotted participating in the festive “Shindur Khela” rituals.

Kolkata came alive with colour, devotion, and emotion on Dashami as devotees celebrated Sindur Khela and the Visharjan of Goddess Durga. At the Bagbazar Durga Puja Mandap, married women playfully ...

Filmmakers across Bengali and Hindi movie industries have held a long fascination for this particular ritual to draw a parallel between the warrior goddess and the strength of the contemporary Indian ...