All India Radio's special transmission for "Mahalaya 2021"   Date : 6th October, 2021 (Wednesday) Time : 0350 - 0545 IST, 2220 UTC (5th Oct 2021) to 0015 UTC* (6th Oct, 2021) * some stations have late sign in & may continue past 0100 UTC All India Radio, Delhi will broadcast the special dawn programme "Mahishasur Mardini" on the ocassion of Mahalaya in following languages  : - Hindi/Sanskrit - on its Indraprastha & FM Gold channels. This will be relayed by all FM Gold channels and selected SW & MW stations. - Bengali/Sanskrit - at same time on AIR Delhi Rajdhani & FM Rainbow channels and selected SW & MW stations. All India Radio, Kolkata will also originate the special Mahalaya programme in Bengali/Sanskrit at same time which will be relayed by selected SW & MW stations . This programme may also be relayed over concerned DRM channels,YouTube channel AIR Live News 24X7 & DTH. "Mahishasuramardini" is a special two hour transmission consisting of Sanskrit & Bengali recitation & music orated by Late Shri.Birendra Krishna Bhadra. All India Radio has been broadcasting this program since early 1930's. The sheer nostalgia is what makes the dawn of Mahalaya special as one of the most looked forward to Radio broadcasts. Countdown of Indian festival of Durga Puja starts from the day of Mahalaya. Frequencies observed during past years : SW   4835 - Gangtok - Off air ? MW 531 - Jodhpur 549 - Ranchi 603 - Ajmer 621 - Patna A 648 - Indore A 657 - Kolkata A 666 - New Delhi B 675 - Chattarpur 684 - Port Blair 711 - Siliguri 729 - Guwahati A 747 - Lucknow A 756 - Jagdalpur 774 - Shimla 792 - Pune (Also try 783 DRM) 801 - Jabalpur 810 - Rajkot A 819 - New Delhi A 828 - Silchar 846 - Ahmedabad A 891 - Rampur 909 - Gorakhpur 918 - Suratgarh 954 - Nazibabad 981 - Raipur 990 - Jammu 1008 - Kolkata B (Pure DRM) 1026 - Allahabad A 1044 - Mumbai A (Pure DRM) 1125 - Tezpur 1179 - Rewa 1242 - Varanasi 1260 - Ambikapur 1296 - Darbhanga 1314 - Bhuj 1386 - Gwalior 1395 - Bikaner 1404 - Gangtok 1458 - Bhagalpur 1530 - Agra 1593 - Bhopal A Please email your observations & receptions reports to :  spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in Or, Director (Spectrum Management & Synergy) All India Radio, Room No. 204 Akashvani Bhawan, Parliament Street New Delhi 110001, India Related : Eight Decades Later, the Original Mahalaya Still Unites   https://thewire.in/society/eight-decades-later-the-original-mahalaya-still-unites-bengalis-in-communion Come Mahalaya, Birendra Krishna Bhadra's recitation still default choice for All India Radio http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-come-mahalaya-birendra-krishna-bhadra-s-recitation-still-default-choice-for-all-india-radio-2020933 (Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi)