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An Indian Hindu women gestures as her face has been coloured with "Sindoor" (Red Dust) by a fellow devotee as they participate in the final day of the Durga Puja Festival, in Siliguri, 21 October 2007. Sindur is the blood-red powder usually smeared on the forehead and the parting of the hair of Hindu married women. The five day-long Durga Puja welcomes Goddess Durga who according to Hindu mythology comes to earth once every year for 5 days from her heavenly abode, is celebrated by Bengalis all over the world. Durga, who represents the infinite power of the universe and is a symbol of female dynamism, along with other Hindu gods are all set to be worshipped by Hindu devotees for four days, during the forthcoming Durga Puja, one of the biggest Hindu festivals celebrated across India.
