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Sindur Khela, the Glossary

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Sindur Khela (সিঁদুর খেলা), literally meaning 'vermillion game', is a Bengali Hindu tradition where women smear each other with sindur on Vijayadashami, the last day of the Durga Puja.[1]

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  1. 18 relations: Assam, Bangladesh, Bengali Hindus, Dubrajpur, Durga Puja, Holi, India, Kali Puja, Ki Kore Toke Bolbo, Memari, Nagaon, Purba Bardhaman district, Rituparna Sengupta, Sindoor, Taslima Nasrin, Vijayadashami, West Bengal, Zamindars of Bengal.

  2. Durga Puja

Assam

Assam is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia.

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Bengali Hindus

Bengali Hindus (translit) are an ethnoreligious population who make up the majority in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, and Assam's Barak Valley region.

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Dubrajpur

Dubrajpur is a town and a municipality in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Durga Puja

Durga Puja (ISO), also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsav, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga, and is also celebrated because of Durga's victory over Mahishasura.

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Holi

Holi is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love, and Spring.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Kali Puja

Kali Puja (ISO), also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja, is a festival originating from the Indian subcontinent, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali.

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Ki Kore Toke Bolbo

Ki Kore Toke Bolbo is a 2016 Indian Bengali language romantic drama film directed by Rabi Kinnagi and produced by Shrikant Mohta.

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Memari

Memari is a town and a municipality in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Nagaon

Nagaon is a city and a municipal board in Nagaon district in the Indian state of Assam.

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Purba Bardhaman district

Purba Bardhaman district is in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Rituparna Sengupta

Rituparna Sengupta is Indian actress and producer who is known for her work in Bengali, Odia and Hindi cinema. Sindur Khela and Rituparna Sengupta are Bengali Hindus.

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Sindoor

Sindoor or sindura is a traditional vermilion red or orange-red cosmetic powder from the Indian subcontinent, usually worn by married women along the part of their hairline.

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Taslima Nasrin

Taslima Nasrin (born 25 August 1962) is a Bangladeshi writer, physician, feminist, secular humanist, and activist.

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Vijayadashami

Vijayadashami (translit-std), more commonly known as Dussehra, and also known as Dasara or Dashain, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri.

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West Bengal

West Bengal (Bengali: Poshchim Bongo,, abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India.

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Zamindars of Bengal

The Zamindars of Bengal were zamindars (hereditary landlords) of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent (now divided between Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal).

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See also

Durga Puja

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindur_Khela