Mahalaya Amavasya · 2025
Falls on: Sunday, September 21, 2025
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 Patna.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi is current at sunrise in Patna.
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 5, 2056 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Ashwin 4, 1432 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Aswina 5, 1433 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Kanni 5, 1201 (Kollam era)
Computed for Patna. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Mahalaya Amavasya 2025
Pitrs
- Sunday, September 21, 2025View day panchang →Tithi window: Sun, Sep 21, 12:17 AM – Mon, Sep 22, 1:24 AM IST
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 2025?
- Mahalaya Amavasya falls on Sunday, September 21, 2025.