Pitru Paksha is a significant period in the Hindu calendar. It is a time period to honour out ancestors. It is associated with Tarpan and acts of charity. Astrologically is a valuable time to reflect on our ancestral connections, family patterns, and the responsibility between an individual and their lineage.
Pitru Paksha begins on 26th September and will end on 10th October.
Mr. Prashant Kapoor says that we should not approach Pitru Paksha with fear. The purpose is to make people encourage gratitude, remembrance, and the completion of duties towards their ancestors.
What is Pitru Paksha?
Pitru refers to ancestors and Paksha refers to a lunar fortnight. Indians remeber their deceased parents, grandparents, and and sisters. They perform rituals as per their family traditions.
The period is about acknowledge that the people through whom our family line has come to us. The individual Shraadh days correspond to different lunar tithis associated with the ancestor’s death. If the exact date is Unknown, Sarva Pitru Amavasya provides an important opportunity to remember the ancestors collectively.
Customs and traditions differ as per the family traditions.
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