TIWN Oct 19, 2018
AGARTALA, Oct 19 (TIWN): Amidst huge enthusiasm, zeal and cheers goddess durga along with her four children’s were given farewell in a colourful atmosphere at Dashamighat.
Women bid farewell to the Goddess Durga by putting sindoor (vermillion powder) as part of a ritual called as Sindoor Khela.
On the day married Bengali women plays Sindoor Khela. In Sindoor Khela, married Bengali women bid farewell to Maa Durga and exchange Sindoor (Vermillon) marks on each other’s foreheads and also on the forehead of Maa Durga, with offering of sweets.
Traditional on Dashami, the tenth day is the end of the auspicious occasion of Durga puja. Later, with the end of the celebration the idol of Goddess Durga has been immersed in water bodies. This ritual is called Bisorjon in Bengali which marks marks the departure of Goddess Durga along with her four children to Kailash.
Huge cheers, shouts that read ‘Bolo durga mai ki joy’ marked the entire process of the dashami ritual at Dashamighat.
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