07.10.2010 - Thursday Sarva Mahalaya Amavasya
Vikruthi naama samvathsare, dakshinayaNe, varsha rithou, kanyaa maasE krishna pakshE amaavaasyaayaam punyathithou, guru vasara uthrapalkunee nakshathra yukthaayaam asyaam, amaavaasyaayaam puNyakaalE tharsha sraardham thila tharppaNa roopeNa adhya karishyE.
Mahalaya signifies the termination of Pitri Paksha and the beginning of Devi Paksha, thus ushering in the season of religious festivals. Durgotsav, as this festival is known in Bengal, commences from Mahalaya ' this is the day that Goddess Durga is supposed to begin her journey with her children from her husband Shiva's abode in Mount Kailash in the Himalayas to her parental home in the plains.
Mahishasur Mardini at Nakuleshwar
(Mahalaya ushers in the aura of Durga Puja. The countdown for the Durga Puja begins much earlier, from the day of 'Janmastami'. It is only from the day of Mahalaya that the preparations for the Durga Puja reaches the final stage. The midnight chants of various hymns of 'Mahishasura Mardini' reminds one of the beginning of Durga Puja. )
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