Question 1

What is Sanatana Dhwani?

Accepted Answer

সনাতন ধ্বনি (Sanatana Dhwani) is a Hindu mantra radio that plays round the clock — mantras, stotras, aartis and Vedic recitation from sadhus, ashrams, mathas and Veda pandits — alongside a computed panchang, the Sanatana Calendar of festivals and vrats, Durga Pujo and Mahalaya timings, ritual guides and full-length guru pravachan. It reads in Bengali, Hindi and English.

Question 2

When is Mahalaya 2026, and can I listen to Mahishasura Mardini?

Accepted Answer

Mahalaya falls on 10 October 2026, and the broadcast begins at 4:00 AM. Sanatana Dhwani counts down to it to the second and plays Birendra Krishna Bhadra's Mahishasura Mardini — the complete ninety-minute recording — from that hour, and on demand through the Pujo season.

Question 3

When is Durga Puja 2026?

Accepted Answer

For 2026 the panchang resolves Mahalaya to 10 October, Shashthi to 16 October and Dashami to 21 October. The dates are computed from the tithi against Varanasi sunrise, so every reader sees the same day, while sunrise and the muhurtas follow the city they choose.

Question 4

How is the panchang calculated?

Accepted Answer

From solar and lunar positions rather than a table that expires — Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, with the moon's 59 largest periodic terms, ΔT applied and the Lahiri ayanamsa. Tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, the masa with adhika detection, sunrise and sunset, Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika, Abhijit and Brahma muhurta are all computed for the chosen city.

Question 5

Is it free, and does it need an app?

Accepted Answer

It is free and runs in a browser, on a phone or a computer, and can be installed to a home screen. A phone that locks its screen will usually pause the stream; there is a setting in the menu to keep the screen awake, off by default because a lit screen is what empties a battery.

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