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Shubho Mahalaya 2025: Timing, rituals, significance and 40 best wishes for your friends, family & loved onesMahalaya, observed on September 21, 2025, marks the beginning of Durga Puja festivities and the transition from Pitru Paksha to Devi Paksha...- Honouring the departedAcross religions, honouring the departed is a common practice. Hinduism regards the Bhadrapada month as sacred, with the waxing fortnight d...
- Pitru Paksha 2025: Start and end dates, significance, and rituals for honoring ancestrorsPitru Paksha, a 16-day period for honoring ancestors, begins on September 7 and concludes on September 21, 2025, with Sarvapitri Amavasya. ...
- Durga Puja bank holidays 2024: Are banks closed today in West Bengal for DussheraToday bank holiday: The festival of Durga Puja lasts for five days, starting with Shashthi and ending with Vijayadashami. In 2024, this ela...
- Doctors' protests hit Kolkata's restaurants, revenue slumpKolkata's food and beverage industry has faced a notable drop in sales due to protests over a tragic incident at RG Kar Hospital. Business ...
- Mahalaya Amavasya 2024: Date, time, significance, and ritualsMahalaya Amavasya, also known as Sarva Pitri Amavasya, is a significant day in Hinduism for performing rituals to honor ancestors. In 2024,...
- Pitru Paksha Shradh 2024: Here are dos and don'ts you should strictly follow during these daysPitru Paksha, starting on September 18, 2024, is a 16-day period in the Hindu calendar dedicated to honoring ancestors. Rituals such as pit...
- Pitru Paksha 2024: Check Shradh Start Date, time, significance and Full CalendarShradh 2024 Date and Time: Pitru Paksha 2024 will commence on September 18 and conclude on October 3 with Mahalaya or Sarva Pitri Amavasya....
- September 2024 festival calendar: Ganesh Chaturthi, Hartalika Teej, Anant Chaudas, Shradh, here are all the datesSeptember 2024 in India will be marked by a range of festivals celebrating spirituality, devotion, and cultural heritage. From Ganesh Chatu...
- Mahalaya Durga Puja 2023: History, significance and the rituals associated with itMahalaya is a significant day in the Hindu calendar, particularly celebrated in West Bengal, India, and Bangladesh. It marks the beginning ...
- Mahalaya: Prelude to Durga Puja, when the stage is set for arrival of the GoddessMahalaya signifies the arrival of Goddess Durga (another form of Shakti), to earth from her heavenly abode in Kailasha.
- List of festivals and bank holidays in October 2023The month of October in India is filled with festivals and holidays. Some of the major festivals celebrated during this time are Sharad Nav...
- For Bengalis, Mahalaya is not just the prelude to 10-day-long festival but a day of Maa Durga's homecomingMahalaya marks the beginning of the 10-day-long Durga Puja.
- India celebrates history, religion, rivers and art through festivalsMost Indian festival have their roots in either religion or mythology, there are also fun festivals like Pushkar Fair, held in Rajasthan.
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