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DHAKA, Bangladesh, October 10, 2026 ” Hindu devotees gather on the banks of the Buriganga River at Wiseghat early on Mahalaya to perform Tarpan, a ritual offering of water in remembrance of deceased ancestors, marking the end of Pitru Paksha and the beginning of Debipaksha, which heralds the arrival of the Hindu goddess Durga...According to Hindu beliefs, the ritual expresses reverence and gratitude toward departed ancestors and seeks peace for their souls. Observed on the new moon day of Mahalaya, Tarpan is a longstanding tradition in which devotees remember ancestors from both paternal and maternal lineages...Mahalaya marks the transition from Pitru Paksha, a period dedicated to rememberi - ZUMAk185 20261010_zip_k185_001

DHAKA, Bangladesh, October 10, 2026 ” Hindu devotees gather on the banks of the Buriganga River at Wiseghat early on Mahalaya to perform Tarpan, a ritual offering of water in remembrance of deceased ancestors, marking the end of Pitru Paksha and the beginning of Debipaksha, which heralds the arrival of the Hindu goddess Durga...According to Hindu beliefs, the ritual expresses reverence and gratitude toward departed ancestors and seeks peace for their souls. Observed on the new moon day of Mahalaya, Tarpan is a longstanding tradition in which devotees remember ancestors from both paternal and maternal lineages...Mahalaya marks the transition from Pitru Paksha, a period dedicated to rememberi - ZUMAk185 20261010_zip_k185_001

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October 10, 2026, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh: DHAKA, Bangladesh, October 10, 2026 ” Hindu devotees gather on the banks of the Buriganga River at Wiseghat early on Mahalaya to perform Tarpan, a ritual offering of water in remembrance of deceased ancestors, marking the end of Pitru Paksha and the beginning of Debipaksha, which heralds the arrival of the Hindu goddess Durga...According to Hindu beliefs, the ritual expresses reverence and gratitude toward departed ancestors and seeks peace for their souls. Observed on the new moon day of Mahalaya, Tarpan is a longstanding tradition in which devotees remember ancestors from both paternal and maternal lineages...Mahalaya marks the transition from Pitru Paksha, a period dedicated to rememberi - ZUMAk185 20261010_zip_k185_001

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