Kolkata: A woman is smeared with vermilion (sindoor) during Sindoor Khela, a traditional ritual marking the conclusion of Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Kolkata: A woman is smeared with vermilion (sindoor) during Sindoor Khela, a traditional ritual marking the conclusion of Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Kolkata: A woman is smeared with vermilion (sindoor) during Sindoor Khela, a traditional ritual marking the conclusion of Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Kolkata: A woman is smeared with vermilion (sindoor) during Sindoor Khela, a traditional ritual marking the conclusion of Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Meerut: Bengali women dressed in traditional red-and-white sarees participate in Sindoor Khela, a vibrant ritual marking the culmination of Durga Puja, as devotees gather around elaborately decorated idols of Goddess Durga during the celebrations in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday, October 22, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Krishnanagar: Police personnel take part in Sindoor Khela celebrations at a Durga Puja pandal after completing their Durga Puja duties on the occasion of Ekadashi in Krishnanagar, Nadia district, West Bengal, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Kolkata: Women smear sindoor (vermilion) on each other during Sindoor Khela, a traditional ritual marking the conclusion of Durga Puja celebrations on Dashami, at Bagbazar in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Kolkata: Women smear sindoor (vermilion) on each other during Sindoor Khela, a traditional ritual marking the conclusion of Durga Puja celebrations on Dashami, at Bagbazar in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Kolkata: Women smear sindoor (vermilion) on each other during Sindoor Khela, a traditional ritual marking the conclusion of Durga Puja celebrations on Dashami, at Bagbazar in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Agartala: A woman is smeared with vermilion (sindoor) during Sindoor Khela, a traditional ritual marking the conclusion of Durga Puja celebrations in Agartala, Tripura, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. (Photo: IANS)