Nadia: Women apply the traditional Bhai Phonta mark on the foreheads of underprivileged and destitute people, including those without families, during a community celebration at Shankar Mission in Nadia district, West Bengal, on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. (Photo: IANS)
Kolkata: An acid attack survivor applies a ceremonial tilak to a visually impaired boy during Bhai Phota, also known as Bhai Dooj, celebrations at a school for the blind in Kolkata, West Bengal on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Kolkata: An acid attack survivor applies a ceremonial tilak to a visually impaired boy during Bhai Phota, also known as Bhai Dooj, celebrations at a school for the blind in Kolkata, West Bengal on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Patna: Women perform the traditional ritual of 'Godan Kootna' on the occasion of Bhai Dooj in Patna on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. (Photo: IANS)
Prayagraj: Devotees perform rituals at the Sangam on the occasion of Bhai Dooj, also known as Yam Dwitiya in Prayagraj on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. (Photo: IANS)
Prayagraj: A devotee carries idols of 'Ladoo Gopal' as a part of the rituals at the Sangam on the occasion of Bhai Dooj, also known as Yam Dwitiya in Prayagraj on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. (Photo: IANS)
Dakshin Dinajpur: Women apply tilak on the foreheads of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on the occasion of Bhai Phonta (Bhai Dooj) near the India-Bangladesh border fence at Shivrampur, near Balurghat, in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. (Photo: IANS)
Kolkata: A girl applies a tilak to an underprivileged child during Bhai Dooj celebrations in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Haldia: Youngsters participate in a mass Bhai Phonta (Bhai Dooj) celebration at Haldia in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. (Photo: IANS)
Bolpur: A vegetable seller gets tilak applied by women members of BJP Mahila Morcha on the occasion of Bhai Dooj (Bhai Phota) in Bolpur, Birbhum district of West Bengal on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. (Photo: IANS)
Kolkata: Girls residing on the footpaths perform the traditional Bhai Phota ritual by applying tilak to trees as a symbolic gesture of nature conservation during Bhai Dooj celebrations in Kolkata, West Bengal on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Mumbai: Women staff members perform the traditional tilak ceremony for a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus driver on the occasion of Bhai Dooj (also known as Bhaubij or Bhau Beej) at Dadar TT in Mumbai, Maharashtra on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. (Photo: IANS)