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16 February 2025

Bengali Hindu women perform Sindur Khela (Sindoor Khela) during Vijayadashami in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 06, 2024. Sindur Khela, literally meaning 'vermillion game', is a Bengali Hindu tradition where married women smear each other with sindur (vermilion powder) on Vijayadashami, the last day of the Durga Puja festival. Sindur Khela symbolizes the power of womanhood, protecting her husband and children from all evil. Through the ritual of Sindur Khela, the Bengali Hindu women pray for long and happy married lives of each other. The five-day Durga Puja festival commemorates the slaying of a demon King Mahishasur by Goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil.

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8 October 2024

Offerings to the Goddess Durga are seen during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 6, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis, who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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8 October 2024

Offerings to the Goddess Durga are seen during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 6, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis, who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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8 October 2024

An adorned idol of the Goddess Durga is present during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 6, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis, who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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8 October 2024

An adorned idol of the Goddess Durga is present during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 6, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis, who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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8 October 2024

A necklace with a talisman featuring the Goddess Durga is for sale at a jewelry stall during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 06, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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8 October 2024

An adorned idol of the Goddess Durga is present during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 6, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis, who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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8 October 2024

An adorned idol of the Goddess Durga is present during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 6, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis, who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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8 October 2024

An adorned idol of the Goddess Durga is present during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 6, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis, who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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8 October 2024

A Bengali Hindu woman wears a necklace with an image of the Goddess Durga while waiting to offer prayers during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 6, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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8 October 2024

A Bengali Hindu woman wears a necklace with an image of the Goddess Durga while waiting to offer prayers during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 6, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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8 October 2024

A Bengali Hindu woman wears a saree blouse (choli) with an image of the Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 6, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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8 October 2024

A Bengali Hindu woman wears a saree blouse (choli) with an image of the Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 6, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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8 October 2024

A Bengali Hindu woman wears a saree with the image of the Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 6, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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8 October 2024

A Bengali Hindu woman holds a fancy handbag while waiting to offer prayers during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 6, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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8 October 2024

Offerings and other holy items are at a shrine during the Durga Puja festival at a pandal (temporary temple) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on October 6, 2024. Hundreds of Bengalis, who have migrated to Canada from Kolkata, India, attend the celebration. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves the worship of Goddess Durga, symbolizing the power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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