 On Bijaya Dashami, the day of the festival, people bid adieu to goddess Durga offering her sweets and "sindoor".Before bidding adieu to the goddess, the married women assemble near the idol, apply vermilion on her feet or forehead and then smear vermillion on each other.This is a part of the last celebration before the idols are taken out in grand processions of song, dance, music and then immersed in the waters.