215:, who will always be remembered for making Mahalaya memorable to one and all, is the voice behind the âMahisasura Mardini.â He recites the holy verses and tells the story of the descent of Durga to earth. It was on the day of Mahalaya, the beginning of "Devipaksha", that the gods and goddesses woke up to prepare themselves for Durga Puja. In 1931, Mahalaya was first broadcast over the radio in Akashvani, Calcutta. The programme was organised by
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Bhadra died long ago, but his recorded voice still forms the core of the
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Malkosh, which ultimately leads to the start of the programme with the prayer to
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Compact Disks from HMV-RPG which has obtained the rights from All India Radio. The CD version (as of 2002) contains 19 tracks.
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