New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) 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 devotees said that since the Mother Goddess resides among her devotees for nine days before returning to her celestial home, the ritual is performed to pray for eternal marital bliss and to seek the Goddess’s return next year.

In Delhi, Maa Durga Mataji was bid farewell at the Durga Puja pandal in Mayur Vihar Phase 1, East Delhi. Before the ceremonial immersion, puja rituals were conducted, after which women joyfully celebrated Sindoor Khela by applying vermilion to each other. The devotees reiterated that this custom symbolises their prayers for lasting marital happiness and a hop

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