Durga Puja comes to an end for this year. The festival started with Mahalaya on September 26 and ended with Vijaya Dashami on October 5.
Sindoor khela is believed to be a tradition as old as Durga Puja. What started as a ritual in zamindari families.
Bengali women played sindoor khela in Thane, Mumbai on Wednesday as they bid farewell to Durga Maa for this year.
Debi boron is a practice on Vijaya Dashami when Durga Maa is welcomed for next year by putting sweets on the lips of the idol.
In Panchkula, married women played with sindoor.
Here is a picture of married women playing with sindoor on the day of Vijaya Dashami.