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Sindoor daan in Bengali Hindu wedding [1]. Sindoor (Sanskrit: सिन्दूर, IAST: sindūra) or sindura [2] is a traditional vermilion red or orange-red cosmetic powder from the South Asia, usually worn by married women along the part of their hairline. [3]
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 ...
Sindoor Daan in Bengali Wedding. Sindoor Daan is a significant ritual in a traditional Bengali wedding, marking the official union of the bride and groom. During this ceremony at the Chadnatala (wedding altar), the groom applies sindoor (vermilion) to the bride’s hair parting using a konke (traditional rice measuring utensil), signifying her ...
Shweta Bhattacharya (born 21 September 1992) [2] is an Indian actress of film and television. [3] [4] She became popular for her roles in Bengali TV series such as Sindoor Khela, Jamuna Dhaki, Jay Kanhaiya Lal Ki and Tumi Robe Nirobe.
Sindoor is a vermilion-colored powder with which Hindu women make a mark in their hairline to indicate they are married. The Shaolin temple, where Buddhist monk Bodhidharma is reputed to have established the new sect of Chan Buddhism (Zen Buddhism), is colored a bright tone of vermilion.
Durga Puja (ISO: Durgā Pūjā, Bengali pronunciation: [d̪uɾɡapud͡ʒa] ⓘ), also known as Durgotsava or Shaaradotsava, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga, and is also celebrated because of Durga's victory over Mahishasura.
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Although similar ceremonies exist in other parts of the Indian subcontinent, the gaye holud is a custom particular to the Bengali people. It is not considered a religious function, as it is celebrated by Muslims, Hindus, and Christians in both Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal and wherever Bengalis live, irrespective of religion.