| Sindur Khela সিঁদুর খেলা | |
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| Genre | Tradition |
| Date(s) | Vijayadashami |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | Durga Puja pandal |
| Country | India, Bangladesh |
Sindur Khela (Bengali: সিঁদুর খেলা), literally meaning 'vermillion game', is a Bengali Hindu tradition where women smear each other with sindur on Vijayadashami, the last day of the Durga Puja. On the day of the Vijayadashami after the conclusion of the ritual worship, married Bengali Hindu women apply sindur on the forehead and feet of the goddess and offer sweets to her. Then they put sindur on each other's faces and offer sweets to each other.
