Mahalaya2021: Here is all you need to know about the history, significance, and date of Mahalaya 2021.
Mahalaya is celebrated at the start of the Durga Pooja festival in Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal.
According to Hindu mythology, Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheswar created Goddess Durga on this day in order to fight the demon king Mahishasura.
The last day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarva Pitru Amavasya, has arrived.
As a result, this day is commemorated as Goddess Durga’s ultimate power’s entrance on Earth.
This day is commemorated with sculptures of Goddess Durga that are exquisitely crafted.
Offering a tarpan, remembering the ancestors, and installing the Durga Maa idol in houses and pandals are among the rituals performed.
History of Mahalaya 2021:
Goddess Durga pays a visit to her paternal home in Mahalaya, according to Hindu traditions.
According to legend, Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshwar created Maa Durga to defeat Mahisasura, a powerful demon that devatas and humans were unable to defeat.
Mahisasure ruled Devaloka, and the devatas and Lord Vishnu worshipped Adi Shakti to defend themselves from the Asura.
The battle between Goddess Durga and Mahisasura lasted about 9 days, and on the 10th day, Goddess Durga defeated the demon, signalling the commencement of Navratri and Durga Puja.
Significance of Mahalaya 2021:
For the Bengali people in some areas of India, the day is significant because it marks the end of Pitru Paksha Shraddha and the start of Durga Puja.
Pitru Paksha is the time of year when people revere and pray to their ancestors.
Devotees pay tribute to their forebears with a tarpan or shraddha on this day.
The Goddess Durga began her trip from Kailash to the Earth on this day. She is thought to have travelled by palanquin, boat, elephant, or horse.
Durga puja begins on Mahalaya’s seventh day and finishes on Dusshera’s tenth day.
Mahalaya 2021 date:
Mahalaya will begin on October 6, 2021 this year.
People get up early in the morning to recite Chandipath and other religious mantras in honour of Goddess Durga.
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