Mahalaya Paksh And Memories Poem by Savita Tyagi

Today Mahalaya Paksh ends.
The days of remembrance and contemplation,
Paying homage to our ancestors.
In these days memory pays homage to memory!
With ancient rituals of offering of water, sesame seeds and rice balls
I give expression to those memories.
I think of beautiful days and days of pain and anguish.
Days of pleasure and days of bitterness.
Days are getting short and nights are getting long!
Like Mother Earth, Memory carries the joys and burdens of life
Through generations!
O Life! With faith, love and devotion I bow to you.
Let the remembrance of my loved ones bring,
Nothing more to me, than the strength, love and devotion,
To pass the beauty of memories embedded in traditions to next generation.

Savita Tyagi
October 9th,2026
8.30 am.