Women perform the ritual of Sindoor Khela
City women's organisation, Shakti Foundation, performed the traditional ritual of 'Sindoor Khela' with enthusiasm and zeal. The programme began with a detailed explanation of the tradition of 'Sindoor Khela' and its importance, after which a puja was organised. Dressed in Bengal's traditional white saree with red border, women first offered ‘sindoor’ to Maa Durga with betel leaf, then applied ‘sindoor’ to each other and performed the ritual of 'Sindoor Khela'. For this event, an eco-friendly idol of Maa Durga, traditional clothes and ‘puja thaals’ were specially ordered from Kolkata.
During the ritual, the women performed the ‘aarti’ of Maa Durga one by one and prayed for the long life of their husbands and happiness and prosperity in their homes. Later, the women also fed sweets to each other and danced. Both married and unmarried women participated enthusiastically in this ritual, symbolising a shared message of mutual love and harmony. Founder of Shakti Foundation, Sonakshi Vashishtha and Co-founder , Shailja Sharma, and other members Heena, Anupama Agarwal, Dr. Supriya Gupta, Nimisha Gupta, Rashmi Baheti and Shruti Luthra were present. On this occasion, the founder of the organisation Sonakshi Vashishtha said that like the last five years, this year also the foundation performed the ritual of 'Sindoor Khela' with great pomp in Jaipur. This ritual is not only a symbol of religious faith but also reflects the role and unity of women in society. Foundation members from Kolkata, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, and other cities of Rajasthan also participated in it.
She further informed that as per the initiative of the foundation, every year a young female entrepreneur will be given a platform during the event. Starting this year, entrepreneur Rinaaz promoted her start-up which is a handcrafted silver jewellery brand. It is to be noted that on the last day of Durga Puja, the ritual of 'Sindoor Khela' is performed by the Bengali community. According to Bengali tradition, it is believed that Goddess Durga comes to earth with her four children to celebrate the festival.
Glimpses of Sindoor Khela in Jaipur
During the ritual, the women performed the ‘aarti’ of Maa Durga one by one and prayed for the long life of their husbands and happiness and prosperity in their homes. Later, the women also fed sweets to each other and danced. Both married and unmarried women participated enthusiastically in this ritual, symbolising a shared message of mutual love and harmony. Founder of Shakti Foundation, Sonakshi Vashishtha and Co-founder , Shailja Sharma, and other members Heena, Anupama Agarwal, Dr. Supriya Gupta, Nimisha Gupta, Rashmi Baheti and Shruti Luthra were present. On this occasion, the founder of the organisation Sonakshi Vashishtha said that like the last five years, this year also the foundation performed the ritual of 'Sindoor Khela' with great pomp in Jaipur. This ritual is not only a symbol of religious faith but also reflects the role and unity of women in society. Foundation members from Kolkata, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, and other cities of Rajasthan also participated in it.
She further informed that as per the initiative of the foundation, every year a young female entrepreneur will be given a platform during the event. Starting this year, entrepreneur Rinaaz promoted her start-up which is a handcrafted silver jewellery brand. It is to be noted that on the last day of Durga Puja, the ritual of 'Sindoor Khela' is performed by the Bengali community. According to Bengali tradition, it is believed that Goddess Durga comes to earth with her four children to celebrate the festival.
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