India, Oct. 22 -- The historic Durgabari Temple in Ranchi witnessed vibrant celebrations of Sindoor Khela on Vijayadashami, as married women from the Bengali community came together to observe the traditional ritual bidding farewell to Goddess Durga.

Dressed in traditional sarees, many with red-and-white borders, women offered sindoor at the feet of the goddess and prayed for marital bliss and family prosperity. They then applied vermilion to one another's foreheads, cheeks and hair partings, exchanging greetings and good wishes.

Women carrying plates of sindoor and sweets participated in the ritual amid the sounds of dhak drums and conch shells. The atmosphere was marked by devotion and emotion as devotees prayed for the goddess to ret...