Subh Mahalaya 2025: The Beginning of Durga Puja Celebrations

Subh Mahalaya 2025 marks the auspicious beginning of Durga Puja festivities. Falling on the new moon day (Amavasya) of the Ashwin month, this day is dedicated to invoking Goddess Durga to descend on Earth. Devotees wake up early, perform Tarpan rituals for ancestors, and listen to the iconic "Mahishasura Mardini" chants. Mahalaya is considered the spiritual curtain-raiser to the grand Durga Puja celebrations, especially in West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, and among Bengali communities worldwide.

Subh Mahalaya is one of the most sacred days in the Hindu calendar. It symbolizes the call to Goddess Durga to descend on Earth to destroy evil and bless her devotees with power, wisdom, and prosperity.

Significance of the Day

On Mahalaya, devotees pay homage to their ancestors through "Tarpan" rituals performed near rivers or sacred water bodies. It is believed that offering prayers on this day grants peace to departed souls.

Goddess Durga Invocation

Mahalaya also marks the day when Goddess Durga is invited to begin her journey from Mount Kailash to Earth with her children—Lakshmi, Saraswati, Kartik, and Ganesha.

Cultural Importance

The broadcast of "Mahishasura Mardini," a devotional radio program narrated by Birendra Krishna Bhadra, has become an eternal part of Mahalaya traditions for Bengalis.

Subh Mahalaya 2025 will once again remind devotees of the eternal victory of good over evil and mark the start of the most awaited festival—Durga Puja.