Edited sentence: According to Salil Tripathi, many Hindu traditions and customs continue among Bengali people regardless of their current faith.Many Muslim Bengali women, states Tripathi, wear saris, bindi (a mark on their forehead, religious to Hindu women), celebrate pujo (prayers) to Hindu goddess Durga, and usher in Poyla Baisakh to celebrate Bengali new year.This is a part of the tolerance and borrowing of mutual cultural traditions amongst Bengali, according to Tripathi