Dehradun, Oct. 23 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 21 Oct: The five-day Durga Puja Mahotsav 3.0, organised by the Durga Puja Samiti & Cultural Association at Jalvayu Towers, Jhajra, came to a grand close on Wednesday with Vijaya Dashami celebrations.

The day began with the Maha Dashami Puja, followed by the traditional Darpan Visarjan, in which Maa Durga's reflection is viewed in a mirror and symbolically immersed. The ladies of the society, dressed in traditional red-and-white attire, then performed the Sindoor Khela. They offered sindoor and sweets to Maa Durga as a farewell, then smeared sindoor on one another, praying for lasting happiness and prosperity. To the beat of the dhak and the sound of the shankh, the pandal turned a vibra...