MYTIMES TODAY. The most emotional moment for all in Durga Puja is bhasan or immersion when every Bong bid adieu to maa Durga and chant ‘asche bochor abar hobe’, which means ma Durga will visit us next year as well. Dashami or the tenth day is marked with a ceremony known as ‘shidur khela’ (playing with sindur) where married women apply vermilion to each other’s faces as also to Goddess Durga dressed in the traditional Bengali attire.
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