Mahalaya Amavasya 2025: All you need to know about date, time and ceremonies
Mahalaya is not just a ritual but also a cultural heartbeat. People especially in West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, and Tripura celebrate with grand affair.
Mahalaya is not just a ritual but also a cultural heartbeat. People especially in West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, and Tripura celebrate with grand affair.
As the countdown to Durga Puja begins, Bengal finds itself caught in the grip of late monsoon showers that show no signs of retreating.
For 47 years, the Dhenua Sarbojanin Durga Puja, under Asansol Municipal Corporation, is the only Durga Puja which is held on the day of Mahalaya.
Mahalaya marks the beginning of Devi Paksha, a day of deep cultural and spiritual significance for the Bengali community, symbolizing the arrival of Maa Durga.
This shop was owned by his father, who later passed it down to him. Karmakar has been in business since the time when Siddhartha Sankar Ray was the chief minister of West Bengal.
Mahalaya is the day that marks the beginning of Devi Paksha and Pitri Paksha or Pitru Paksha ends on the day
Mahalaya marks the beginning of Durga Puja. On this special day, we caught up with the young stars Rwitobroto Mukherjee and Angana Roy for a fun-filling pujo adda.
It is observed at the end of Shradh or Pitru Paksha, a 16-day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors.
Binod Kumar Dey, a senior citizen recalled his fond memories of youth when at 3:30 a.m. on Mahalaya, he used to take a boat out with his friends on the Hooghly River and never forgot to carry a transistor that played the captivating verses by Bhadra while he and his friends listened to it on the boat.
PM Modi, in his tweet, said, “This Mahalaya, we pray to Maa Durga to bless with strength to overcome the global pandemic. May the divine blessings of Maa Durga ensure good health and happiness in everyone’s life. May our planet prosper! Shubho Mahalaya!”
