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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.
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 ...
Women applying sindoor to each other during Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India. Sindoor is traditionally applied at the beginning or completely along the parting-line of a woman's hair (also called mang in Hindi or simandarekha in Sanskrit) or as a dot on the forehead. Sindoor is the mark of a married woman in Hinduism. [9]
Chittaranjan Park Kali Mandir is a Hindu temple and Bengali community cultural center in Chittaranjan Park in New Delhi, India.Built on a small hill, it started as a Shiv temple in 1973, which still stands within the complex, the larger shrines dedicated to goddess Kali, Shiva, and Radhakrishna were added in 1984.
The Statesman wrote, "Durga Puja does not assume the festive aura without the maddening beats of the dhak, the large drum that people hang around their necks and play with two thin sticks to infuse the frenzied rhythm into listeners. Those enchanting beats are enough to conjure up the sights and smells of Durga Puja."
Sadhana Sargam is an Indian singer, whose voice has been extensively recorded for thousands of tracks in Indian cinema. In addition to being a renowned playback singer, she is also a trained Hindustani classical singer who has recorded hundreds of bhajans, ghazals, and other spiritual tracks.
In Odisha, Lakshmi Puja is an 11-day celebration where Goddess Lakshmi is worshiped in the form of Gajalakshmi. Gajalaxmi Puja (ଗଜ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ ପୂଜା) traces its origin to Kumar Purnima which is also observed on this day – the last day of Ashwina month, marking the beginning of Kartika as per the Odia(ଓଡିଆ) calendar.
Suhaag Sindoor - "Main Toh Chali Re Piya Ke Des" "Chupke Se Ho Gaya Pyaar" with Sailesh Mukherjee; Surang - "Mast Bahaar Hai, Pyar Hi Pyar Hai" Teen Batti Chaar Raasta - "Bengali Sindhi Gujarati Marathi Punjabi Song" with Geeta Dutt, Lata Mangeshkar, Zohrabai Ambalewali, and S. Balbir; Thokar - "Ae Gham-e-Dil Kya Karoon (duet)" with Talat Mahmud