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.
Normally, Mahalaya is observed seven days before the Durga Puja.
The Railway Vikas Nigam Limited was assigned to construct the Rs 288 crore RoB on turn-key basis that was scheduled to be completed by December 2018 after the last work assessment report was prepared in June 2018.
Durga Puja, which is also known as Sharadotsav or Durgotsav, is celebrated all over India and is the most important festival in West Bengal.
While many are aware of the mythology behind the creation of Goddess Durga, it is also interesting to look into the process of how her physical form is made.
