New Delhi [India]: Mahalaya marks the beginning of the Durga Pooja competition. It is found at the cease of Shradh or Pitru Paksha, a 16-day duration when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors. This 12 months, this special day might be celebrated on September 25.
Not most effective does this annual event keep a religious and non-secular significance, but it additionally reminds us of the energy of reality, of braveness and of the familiar reality that, ultimately, correct will continually overcome evil. Mahalaya is all approximately the beginning of Durga Puja amusing. Generally, humans trust that on this day, Goddess Durga officially begins her journey from Mount Kailash — where she resides with her husband Lord Shiva — to her maternal domestic on Earth. As in line with the Hindu calendar, the celebrations of Mahalaya begin a week before the Durga Pooja celebrations.
The event is associated with special practices and rituals. Many humans perform ‘tarpan’ on this day to pray to their ancestors’ departed souls and give ‘bhog’ to the Brahmins, alongside food and materials to the needy. People even select listening to the Mahishasuramardini composition.
On Mahalaya, each Bengali family wakes up early, even before the solar. Some Hindu households offer the ritual of pitru tarpan during this present day in which they provide prayers and offerings (pind-daan) on the banks of the river Ganga for the departed ancestors.
