Mahalaya Amavasya · 2024
Falls on: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
The concluding and most important day of Pitru Paksha, the fortnight of the ancestors, falling on the new moon preceding Navaratri. Tarpana and shraddha rites are offered to all departed forebears; in Bengal it marks the beginning of Devi Paksha and the approach of Durga Puja.
Dates and timings for Abu Dhabi.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi is current at sunrise in Abu Dhabi.
How it is observed
- End of Pitru Paksha, beginning of Devi Paksha leading to Durga Puja
- Ancestral offerings and rituals
- Tarpan for ancestors
- Shraddha for ancestors
- Daan (giving)
Regional calendars
Also known as: महालया अमावस्या (Hindi) · মহালয়া (Bangla) · மஹாளய அமாவாசை (Tamil) · మహాళయ అమావాస్య (Telugu)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Bhadrapada · Krishna Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Ashwin · Krishna Paksha
- Tamil: Purattasi 17, 2055 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Ashwin 16, 1431 (Bangabda)
- Malayalam: Kanni 16, 1200 (Kollam era)
Computed for Abu Dhabi. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Mahalaya Amavasya 2024
Pitrs
- Wednesday, October 2, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: Tue, Oct 1, 8:09 PM – Wed, Oct 2, 10:49 PM GST
Frequently asked questions
- What is Mahalaya Amavasya?
- The concluding and most important day of Pitru Paksha, the fortnight of the ancestors, falling on the new moon preceding Navaratri. Tarpana and shraddha rites are offered to all departed forebears; in Bengal it marks the beginning of Devi Paksha and the approach of Durga Puja.
- When is Mahalaya Amavasya 2024?
- Mahalaya Amavasya falls on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.