Sindoor Khela 2025: Why Devotees Celebrate This Divine Ritual on Bijoya Dashami

Celebrate Sindoor Khela 2025—a centuries-old Bengali ritual on Bijoya Dashami honoring marital bliss, devotion, and Maa Durga’s victory.

Sindoor Khela is a ritual that is part of the Bijoya Dashami celebrations. It is a symbol of love, devotion, marital happiness, and the successful completion of a marriage. This holiday includes the farewells to Maa Durga who has just finished conquering the ethereal demon Mahishasura. This is a symbol of the ascendancy of virtue over vice. On this day, married ladies wish for the happiness and the long life of their husbands by chamak sindoor and affectionately throwing vermillion at each other.

Date and Muhurat of Sindoor Khela 2025

The final day of Durga Puja is on the 2nd of October, 2025. This day, the devotees and the community wish a final and holiday farewells to Durga.

• Dashami Tithi Begins: 7:01 PM on 1st October 2025

• Dashami Tithi Ends: 7:10 PM on 2nd October 2025

They will perform the sindoor khela, Durga Visarjan and the last ritual of the day Ravan Dahan. This day is a manifestation of Sanatangyan culture, for at this day they perform and celebrate divine love, devotion and the triumph of truth over evil.

The Meaning and Essence of Sindoor Khela

In Bengali tradition, Maa Durga is seen not just as a Goddess, but as a daughter visiting her mother’s home with her children: Ganesh, Kartikeya, Saraswati, and Lakshmi. After five days of celebration, the time comes for her to leave. This moment brings mixed emotions. Devotees feel the joy of devotion and the sadness of separation.

During Sindoor Khela, married women, called suhaagins, offer vermilion and sweets to Maa Durga. After that, they playfully apply sindoor to each other. This tradition symbolizes their prayers for a long, happy, and harmonious married life.

As the Shastras (scriptures) say:

“यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवताः।”

 Translation: “Where women are honored, divinity flourishes.” — Manusmriti 3.56

Sindoor Khela is a festival but certainly not an ordinary one. It serves to celebrate the devotee for the woman the married mother, the marital love and the eternal feminine energy that the holy Shakti Tattva.

Spiritual Significance of Sindoor

According to Sanatangyan philosophy, sindoor (vermilion) represents Agni, the fire of life, devotion, and passion. When a married woman applies sindoor in her hair parting, it is believed to bring Maa Parvati’s blessings. She prays for her husband’s long life and her own spiritual growth.

According to Vedic teachings, sindoor is associated with the Ajna chakra, the forehead energy center, representing the meaning of spiritual awakening and divine consciousness. As stated in Devi Bhagavata Purana:

“देवी ही परमा शक्ति: सर्वं तस्याः प्रतिष्ठितम्।”

 Translation: “The Goddess is the supreme power; all existence rests upon Her.”

Thus, when women put sindoor on Maa Durga and on one another, they symbolically pass on the energy of the Divine Mother, reiterating the Sanatangyan teaching that every woman is a living form of Shakti.

Sindoor Khela — A Farewell with Tears and Hope

Stained in sindoor, women touch Maa Durga’s feet. During Visarjan, with the conch shells and the beating of the drums, devotees cry. The silence in the air resonates with the prayers, “Come again next year, Maa.” This emotional and heartfelt farewell again shows the Sanatangyan essence of bhakti. It is something that neither time, nor distance, can break.

Sindoor Khela is a spiritual celebration of womanhood, love, and eternal energy. It reminds us that Maa Durga never really leaves. She stays in our homes, hearts, and daily lives as our ever-protecting Mother.

In conclusion, Sindoor Khela 2025 reflects the true Sanatangyan spirit. It celebrates devotion, womanhood, and the victory of good over evil. Through this ritual, devotees honor Maa Durga and strengthen marital bonds. It also keeps the teachings of the Shastras alive. The festival reminds us that divine energy and love are always present in our lives.