Peoples from all walk of lives took glimpses of goddess Durga's idols with a sniff of special charm and rejuvenating feelings on the auspicious eve of Durga Puja in twin city Bokaro and Dhanbad.
On Friday, the last day of Durga puja, married women of Bengali community played the traditional 'sindur khela' and pray for long and happy married lives. First women apply sindoor on the goddess's feet and forehead and then start applying it to all the married women, smearing each other with it. Unmarried women or widows are not allowed to celebrate Sindoor Khela, said Chandna Bose a member of Bang Bharti Puja Committee.
Married women smears sindur (vermilion) to each other and pray for long and happy married lives. The main purpose of a married woman to celebrate Sindoor Khela is to be proud of having a husband no matter how worthless and stupid he is and to wish a long happy life of the husband", said Punam another puja participants.
"The sindoor gives some kind of social importance to women, only because their husbands are alive", she added. Except few no untoward incidents were reported in the twin cities. Over lakhs of devotees visited puja pandals to worship and receives the blessings of goddess Durga as they believe that the mother stands for everything that is everywhere in the Universe. As goddess Durga, sits on a lion gives us the power to eat, breathe, and walk safely, said Binod Ojha a devotee.
The entire cities were illuminated magnificently with innovative themes which offering glimpses of goddess Durga. Chhau, Dandia and Garba dance competitions observed at various puja spots. Meanwhile traditional style of worship of Goddes Durga was observed at Brahma Kumari temple sector 4 and Banga-Bharati puja at sector 3 in Boakro Steel City.
More than 100 pandals have been setup in the duo cities which includes the replicas of popular temples and many other historical monuments, which are the main attraction of the steel city.