Tomorrow, 10th Oct is Mahalaya Amavasya – but for Bengalis it’s not just Amavasya. It’s Maa Asche day.
For Bengalis: Mahalaya has special significance, especially for Bengalis, as this day marks the beginning of Durga Puja celebrations For devotees in West Bengal, Mahalaya also marks the beginning of Durga Puja festivities, symbolizing Goddess Durga’s descent to Earth
4 AM – Birendra
Krishna Bhadra’s Mahishasura Mardini on radio, Tarpan at Ganga ghat, Chokkhu
Daan in Kumartuli. Morning you bid farewell to Pitrs, evening you welcome Durga.
For Tantra
Astrology : Mahalaya is called New Moon of Dissolution. It is like a symbolic death, letting go of the old, so that the new may be reborn during the fortnight of the Goddess
It is the Sandhi where: It marks the end of Pitru Paksha and the start of Devi Paksha
You can’t invoke Shakti with pending Pitru Rin. First cleanse lineage, then invite creation.
Shunya to Srishti.
This year it’s Shani Amavasya too – so personal karma + ancestral karma get cleared in one Deep Daan.
For Bengalis: Homecoming.
For Tantra: Reset.
Shubho Mahalaya in advance.
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