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PM Modi extends Mahalaya greetings to people
Updated : 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the people on the occasion of Mahalaya.
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People take holy dip, perform 'pind dan' on last day of 'Pitru Paksha'
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 25 (ANI): A large number of people on Sunday converged on the banks of the Hooghly River to take a holy dip and offer prayers to their ancestors on the last day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarvapitari Amavasya.
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Devotees gather in large numbers at Rameswaram's Agnitheertham on last day
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 25 (ANI): Lakhs of devotees on Sunday took a bath in the holy waters of Rameswaram's Agnitheertham, on the occasion of Mahalaya Paksha Amavasya, in which people commemorate their ancestors.
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Mahalaya 2022: All you need to know about its significance, date, ritual
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Mahalaya, which marks the beginning of Durga Puja celebrations, is here. It is observed at the end of Shradh or Pitru Paksha, a 16-day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors. This year, this special day is falling on September 25.
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Mahalaya 2022: Date, rituals, significance
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Mahalaya marks the beginning of the Durga Pooja festival. It is observed at the end of Shradh or Pitru Paksha, a 16-day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors. This year, this special day will be celebrated on September 25.
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People throng Gaya to perform 'Pitru Paksha' rituals
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], September 10 (ANI): People across the country on Saturday converged in Bihar's Gaya city, a religious place famous for 'Mokshadham' to offer prayers to their ancestors on the first day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarvapitari Amavasya.
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Pitru Paksha 2022: Here's all you need to know about it
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Hindus will observe 'Pitru Paksha' or 'Shraadh' from September 10 this year. The 15-day period before Navratri is known as 'Pitru Paksha' or 'Shraadh', during which Hindus send food offerings as 'tarpan' (prayer) to their ancestors.
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Devotees perform 'Pind Daan' on last day of Pitru Paksha in Bihar
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], October 6 (ANI): A large number of devotees on Wednesday took holy dip in the river Falgu and performed 'Pind Daan' in Bihar's Gaya on the last day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarva Pitru Amavasya.
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Devotees perform 'pind dan' on the last day of Pitru Paksha in Varanasi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 6 (ANI): Scores of devotees on Wednesday visited the banks of the holy river Ganga in Varanasi to offer prayers to their ancestors on the last day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarvapitari Amavasya.
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People perform 'Pind Dan' on last day of Pitru Paksha in Kolkata
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 6 (ANI): A large number of people on Wednesday converged on the banks of the Hooghly River in Kolkata to offer prayers to their ancestors on the last day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarvapitari Amavasya.
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Gaya civic body makes manure from 'pinds' offered by devotees
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar), [India], October 3 (ANI): Gaya Municipal Corporation has been preparing organic manure from 'pind' offered by devotees during the holy period known as 'Pitru Paksha'.
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COVID-19 impact: Fewer people in Prayagraj for 'Pitru Paksha' rituals
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 2 (ANI): There has been a reduction in the number of people coming to the city for rituals associated with 'Pitru Paksha' due to COVID-19.
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