Matsyapurana 62.20

62.20

gītamaṅgalanirghoṣān kārayitvā suvāsinīḥ
pūjayedraktavāsobhī raktamālyānulepanaiḥ
sindūraṃ snānacūrṇaṃ ca tāsāṃ śirasi pātayet //

Afterwards, auspicious songs should be sung, conches blown, and the goddesses, adorned with red sandal, red cloth, red flowers, should be worshipped and the devotee should put red pigment and bathing powder on them after bathing them, for, red sindura and saffron are extremely aggreeable to them.—20.