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Women across Assam gather to perform sindoor khela on maha dashami

The ritual symbolizes blessings for family prosperity and happiness

Participants exchange greetings and sweets during the ceremony

The final day of Durga Puja, celebrated as Maha Dashami or Vijayadashami, witnessed women across the state of Assam coming together to observe the age-old ritual of Sindoor Khela, symbolizing both joy and bittersweet parting.

At Guwahati’s Bora Service, women adorned in traditional attire gathered to smear vermillion (sindoor) on each other’s faces, marking the farewell to Goddess Durga before idol immersion. The ritual, deeply rooted in tradition, is seen as a gesture of prayer for family prosperity, happiness, and longevity of their spouses.

“It is a special feeling, but

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