Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Thousand of devotees on Saturday thronged the Agni Theertham seashore in Rameswaram and took a holy dip on the auspicious day of Mahalaya Amavasya.
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Shubho Mahalaya! Today, almost every Bengali wakes up at 4 am in the morning, tunes into the radio to listen to the recital of Mahisasura Mardini by Birendra Krishna Bhadra to mark the beginning of the much-awaited festival - Durga Pujo.
Kodagu (Karnataka) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Union Minister of State Anant Kumar Hegde on Sunday said that Shah Jahan bought Taj Mahal from King Jayasimha, who had actually constructed a Shiv temple, named Tejo Mahalaya.
New Delhi [India], Oct 9 (NewsVoir): The Science City auditorium in Kolkata, the home ground of the city's annual Mahalaya evening extravaganza, witnessed a packed house with more than 2500 of the city's privileged residents showing up in their finest traditional attire, to grace the 18th Ed
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Mahalaya marks the beginning of the most awaited festival for Bengalis - the Durga Pooja. For Bengalis across the globe, the day normally starts at 4 am with the chanting of Mahisasura Mardini by Birendra Krishna Bhadra. This year Mahalaya was observed today.
Kolkata [India], Sept. 30 (ANI): Mahalaya is being observed today, which is a day of chanting the Chandi Paath to mark the advent of Durga puja in a week's time.