Durga Puja 2024: In this photograph taken on September 27, 2024, an artisan works on a clay idol of Hindu goddess Durga, ahead of the Durga Puja festival at Kumartoli in Kolkata. Every year in India's ...

Mahalaya Amavasya 2024 will be observed on October 2. The annual religious event holds special importance for Hindus as it offers the last chance to pay homage to ancestors. At the same time, it marks ...

Families gather at the riverbank to offer prayers and welcome Maa Durga on Mahalaya. Image Source : AI-generated via Gemini New Delhi: Mahalaya is one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar ...

The epic Mahabharata says that Karna was fed gold and jewels when he died and his soul went to heaven. At that moment he didn't understand, so he asked Yama why he was suffering. Yama told Karna that ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (September 21) greeted the nation on the occasion of Mahalaya, marking the beginning of the Durga Puja festivities. Sharing his message on X, he wrote: “Wishing ...

Mahalaya 2025 marks the arrival of Devi Paksha and the official beginning of Durga Puja celebrations. It is observed on Amavasya, the new moon day in the month of Ashwin, which holds deep spiritual ...

Shubho Mahalaya 2024 wishes, quotes, greetings, WhatsApp status: This year, Mahalaya is celebrated on October 2, as Goddess Durga defeats demon Mahishasura. It marks the end of pitri paksha also known ...

Mahalaya Amavasya is believed to be the day when ancestors visit the homes of their descendants. Devotees perform Shradh ceremonies and offer water, grains, flowers, and food to appease their ...

As the Pitru Paksha comes to a close and the Devi Paksha begins, Mahalaya signifies the change from paying homage to the ancestors to calling upon the Goddess. In Bengal, where it marks the beginning ...

A massive crowd of devotees gathered the banks of the Hooghly river at Dakshineshwar at 4 am to perform ‘tarpan’. Bengalis across the country woke up at 4 am on Sunday to tune in to radio for for the ...