The Story of Mahalaya

Durga's divine manifestations unfold alongside Rama's quest to defeat Ravana and uphold dharma.

Celebrate Mahalaya with Goddess Durga’s fierce yet divine avatars, protecting the innocent, saving the oppressed and dispelling ignorance. A soulful journey of strength, faith and devotion awaits.

Celebrating her grand homecoming, the nine manifestations of Devi Durga are worshipped on the auspicious morning of Mahalaya, marking the triumph of the supreme power, Adya Shakti, over evil forces.

This year's Mahalaya is a celebration of Goddess Singhabahini Trinayani, and popular Bangla artistes portray her eight avatars to depict her fight to protect creation.

Zee Bangla celebrates Mahalaya with a special programme which entertains the audience by reviving culture and tradition. Know about Goddess Durgas various forms in all her majesty and glory.

Experience the magic of Mahalaya across the years, where tradition meets celebration in a vibrant display of culture and devotion!

Goddess Durga is worshipped as Mahishashur Mardini in the form of nine plants known as 'Nabapatrika'. Goddess Parvati and Mahadev recount how each one of them was created and their significance.

12 Mashe 12 Roope Debiboron is a Mahalaya special program that tells the story of Goddess Durga and how she comes back in various forms to destroy the evil forces. Watch Debiboron Mahalaya on Sept 28, only on Zee5.

On the festive occasion of Mahalaya, celebrate Adi Shakti’s two main forms—Shivani, the protector, and Rudrani, the destroyer who slays Mashiasura.

Pakhi Bari's Durga Pujo is threatened by a promoter, who Bulti mockingly calls Promoterasur. As he plots to raze the house for a mall, Bulti's quest is to save the house with help from Maa Durga.

The show depicts how goddesses Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati and lords Shiva, Kartik, and Ganesha acquire their pets using special powers to fight evil.

Bored kids in the pandemic pray to Goddess Saraswati, so she takes them on a virtual tour of the galaxies. Later, Maa Durga saves them from calamities, but warns them not to take nature for granted.

When Goddess Saraswati goes missing on Earth, Kartik, Ganesha, and Laxmi descend on the planet to look for her. But when they are attacked by Dushanasur, Goddess Durga fights the demon to save them.

Little Babai visits his native village, where his grandfather narrates awe-inspiring tales of Goddess Durga's divine superpowers, detailing how she takes on the form of a warrior and destroys evil.

This year we bring the story of Mahishashur Mardini as seen by our beloved Lokenath and narrated by Bhagwan Ganguly. The story adheres to the age old folk tradition of Bengal and it’s love Maa Durga that transforms itself into various folk Devis. Every district in Bengal approaches Maa in a different way. Sometimes, she is the protector of a forests in Sundarbans, sometimes she is the sweet daughter of Purulia who needs nothing but love; then again she is the blood thirsty scary Devi who calms down when her bhakt doesn’t shy away from her scary avatar. These Devis each have an interesting story of their own, stories that depict the tale of protection, love and nurturing. Through each of these Devis we reach the tale of Mahishashur Mardini and her quintessential saga of establishing purity and joy in the world. Celebrating the tale of good winning over evil, the tale of women empowerment, the legend of Devi Durga and worship of Power in-Shaktiroopeno.

Handpicked performances from Sa Re Ga Ma Pa are interspersed with trivia and celebrity bytes about their `pujo' memories and experiences in this musical `adda’.

The show portrays the power of Goddess Durga’s different avatars and her unique companions from the animal kingdom.

The classic tale of mahisashur mardini told by a doting grandfather to his grandchildren, but with a twist. As the narration happens, the story is seen unfolding but with all the characters in child form, including mahisashur and mahisashur mardini. The story will also include the telling of how Debi mahamaya was named Ma durga After defeating durgam Oshur.