Bengalis Bid Adieu To Durga Pooja With Sindoor Khela

On October 19, city of Kolkata of Maha Dashami prepares to bid farewell to Goddess Durga for one long year as she leaves for Kailash - her husband's abode. sentiment of sness is evident from calm prevailing within city after Dashami's Pooja gets over along with 'Ghot Bisharjon'.

However, evening witnesses ar and probably last round of celebrations in five-day-long festival as women dressed in white and red-bordered sarees apply vermilion or 'Sindoor' on forehe and feet of Goddess and feed her sweets and betel leaves or 'paan', right before immersion of idol. During this, women also indulge in 'Sindoor Khela' where y playfully smear 'Sindoor' on one ar and offer sweets praying for wellness and prosperity of each or.

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-old trition only saw married women taking part in it, however, of late, several Pooja committees have also started inviting widows, unmarried women, third and even sex workers to indulge in mirth and merry of occasion, giving m a chance to do 'Devi Baran' or bid farewell to Goddess Durga.

quiet on last day of festival, Dashami, brings out sentiments and emotions attached with Durga Pooja, and how an entire city dres end of festivity that comes along with Pooja. In evening of Dashami, after 'Sindoor Khela', preparations start for immersion of idol of Goddess.

idol of Goddess is n placed on a carri or a truck and taken to immersion site, which is Babughat for most of eminent Pooja committees in city. procession to immersion 'ghat' (river bank) is also an elaborate process and an attraction for many, where city bids farewell to Goddess along with a spectacular arrangement of lights and with tune of 'Dhaak'.

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idol is accompanied by youth who indulge in playful singing and dancing on way to banks of river where idol of Goddess will be immersed. Many Pooja committees also arrange elaborate processions for occasion.

As idol is immersed, ar round of wait begins for most anticipated festival in West Bengal and especially for Bengalis. Durga Pooja t only brings along with it tritions and rituals, but also a sense of an all-embracing festivity and spectacle that entices entire city and its people so much that feeling of sness takes a few days to fe even after celebrations are over for a year.