The 11-day Ganesh Festival, celebrated all over
Maharashtra and other parts of the country, ushers in the festive season in India,
it normally falls during August-September every year as per the calculations of
the lunisolar Hindu Calendar. After the immersion on the 14th day of
the bright phase or the waxing moon phase or Shukla Paksha of the lunar
month, full moon or Purnima occurs the next day, and the following fortnight of
the darkening phase or the waning phase or Krishna Paksha is observed as
Pitru Paksha when people pay homage to their ancestors and perform the
main shradh or funeral rituals on the culminating day of the new moon or
Amavasya, that is Mahalaya. Next day, the brightening phase of the moon starts
again which is called Devi Paksha and during this divine fortnight of
the Goddess awakening, Navaratri and Durga Puja are celebrated. Hymns of Goddess
Durga resonate the air on the auspicious day of Mahalaya, and people of India,
energized by the sweet tinge of the Autum…
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