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LUCKNOW, OCT 21 (UNI):-Bengali women apply vermilion powder (sindoor) on the idol of Goddess Durga and smear it on each other during the traditional 'Sindoor Khela' ritual on Vijayadashami, which marks the conclusion of the Durga Puja festival, at Ravindra Palli in Lucknow on Wednesday. The annual ritual sees married women offer prayers and exchange vermilion, symbolizing marital bliss and wishing for long life, prosperity, and peace before the immersion of the goddess idols . UNI PHOTO-D117U