The ritual of Sindoor Utsav for 450 years!!!
Sindoor Khela in durga puja Significance- The holy festival of navratri is being celebrated with great pomp across the country, people are worshiping all the forms of Durga devi with true devotion by setting up the idols of Durga in temples and pandals. Various rituals are performed during durga puja in Bengal. On the day of immersion also a special ritual is performed here, which is called Sindoor Utsav or Sindoor Khela. In this ritual, vermilion is offered to Goddess Durga, after which women apply vermilion to each other and wish each other. Cultural programs are also organized at many places in bengal on this occasion.
The festival of navratri is celebrated with full grandeur in Bengal. Sindoor Khela festival is celebrated on the last day of navratri, in which married women are included. Earlier, widows, divorcees, eunuchs and city brides were not included in this ritual, but now there have been social changes due to which all women were included in the ritual of vermilion.
This is how the ritual of vermilion played
In the ritual of vermilion played on the day of immersion, women touch the cheeks of the Devi with betel leaves and apply vermilion on the forehead. After doing this, paan and sweets are offered to Goddess Durga. After worshipping Durga devi, all the women apply vermilion to each other.
This ritual is being performed in bengal for centuries. Where along with this ritual, the people of the bengali community also play the tradition of the Dhunuchi dance. According to religious beliefs, this ritual is being performed in bengal for 450 years. It is said that by performing this ritual, they get the blessings of a long life.
