Mahālaya
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Mahālaya-trayodaśī śrāddha · fortnightly mahālaya · mahālaya · sakṛnmahālaya · the dark fortnight when the sun is in Virgo · the sixteen days
in the texts
Vīramitrodaya
The dark fortnight of Bhādra dedicated to ancestor rites, treated as a distinct śrāddha occasion with detailed sub-rules.
'Between the two Pañcamīs' means of the dark and bright fortnights.
Here, the construction is "the time of the *śrāddha* in succession.
Here, the Trayodaśī, Mahālaya, and Maghā *śrāddhas* are performed together (*tantra*);
Āṅgirasa Smṛti
A fortnight-long ancestral rite period beginning after the full moon of Āṣāḍha, with variant procedures and special merit on certain days.
**The Mahālaya Period**
**The Single Mahālaya Rite**
by some option, becomes a performer of the *mahālaya*.