The royal family’s priest Arup Lochan Chakraborty performed the rituals before the idol of the goddess, made out of eight metals, and it was brought out of the Mahamaya Temple near the palace on a ...

Mahalaya marks the beginning of Devipaksha, the start of the fortnight heralding Durga Puja. Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s iconic radio programme, Mahisasurmardini, narrating goddess Durga’s victory over ...

Shubho Mahalaya 2025: Shubho Mahalaya, an auspicious occasion in the Hindu calendar, marks the beginning of Devi Paksha, a period dedicated to worshipping Goddess Durga. Falling on September 21 this ...

The festival of Mahalaya marks the beginning of Devi-Paksha and end of the Pitra-Paksha. (Source: Shruti Chakraborty) After observing Ganesh Chaturthi and Shradh, people are waiting for the start the ...

Subho Mahalaya 2025 marks the end of Pitru Paksha and the beginning of Devi Paksha, welcoming Goddess Durga to Earth. Image Source : Gemini AI New Delhi: Devi Paksha begins on the day of Mahalaya, ...

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 ...

Durga Puja Mahalaya: Shubho Mahalaya, a sacred Hindu occasion, welcomes Devi Paksha, a period of devotion to Goddess Durga. This year, it falls on September 21, marking the beginning of Durga Puja ...

Synopsis: Tolly Para was abuzz with the news of actress Koel Mallick playing Goddess Durga in Mahalaya special show. Proving the rumours to be true, the first glimpse of the show has been aired by a ...

The special thing about Mahalaya morning is turning on the radio for Mahisasurmardini, Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s iconic invocation of Devi Durga. Back in the 1990s, when the radio began to wane ...