Hindu devotees perform prayers on the auspicious day of "Mahalaya". Important ritual of this day is to do tarpon to remember the departed soul of families.So in West Bengal, it is a familiar sight to see scores of people giving Pitri Tarpon early in the morning for salvation of their forefathers on Mahalaya sharaddh.
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