Shillong, Oct 3: Mahalaya which was celebrated on Wednesday, marks a big occasion within the lifetime of Hindus for a number of causes.
First it’s believed that Goddess Durga begins her journey from her heavenly abode to her maternal dwelling on earth on at the present time. This present day additional marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura over a nine-day battle.
It additionally marks the tip of Pitru Paksha and the beginning of Devi Pakhsha. Pitri Paksha is a 15-day interval and other people carry out the ritual of Pitru Tarpan providing prayers to their ancestors on at the present time.
The ritual includes providing water, sesame seeds and different sacred gadgets on the banks of rivers and water our bodies. This ritual is believed to deliver peace to the souls of ancestors, inviting their blessings for the household’s well-being.
Mahalaya is noticed not less than per week earlier than Durga Puja celebrations. Though native artisans began making idols of Durga and her youngsters virtually a month in the past, on Mahalaya the divine eyes of the idol are painted.
This present day can be referred to as “Chokhu Dan” whereby a senior artisan paints the eyes of Goddess Durga. The ritual includes portray the Trinayana (third eye) first, then the left eye and eventually, the proper eye. That is completed whereas chanting mantras with the presence of a priest.
Throughout Mahalaya, devotees pray to the Goddess to bless them and their household with prosperity, happiness and safety and her descent on earth.
Right here once more there is a crucial significance in regards to the mode of transportation the Goddess takes throughout her journey. Every year, in line with the almanac the goddess’ mode of journey may very well be both on a ship, palanquin, horse or an elephant. Every mode has its personal significance.
The journey by boat is a precursor to each floods and good harvest on earth. The palanquin is an indication of an epidemic. The elephant signifies good harvest and general well-being and the horse, battle.
In keeping with the almanac, this 12 months the goddess is arriving on earth on a palanquin and would ascend to her heavenly abode on a horse. This signifies epidemic and battle.
In the meantime, Mahalaya, particularly among the many Bengali neighborhood, marks the listening of Mahishasura Mardini on All India Radio. It’s one of the common radio programmes and is aired on the radio at 4 am.
Mahishasura Mardini has been broadcasted from 1931 uninterrupted and continues to be immensely common. Folks nonetheless tune in to the radio (via the web and so on.) and hearken to it at 4 am. This programme narrates in Sanskrit, by Birendra Krishna Bhadra, the struggle between Goddess Durga and the demon Mahisasura.
Subsequently, Mahalaya is not like some other Hindu non secular event and has a deep rooted perception and significance amongst Hindus the place people pray for well-being and the victory of excellent over evil.
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