Pitru Paksha
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title:
Pitru Paksha
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Pitru Paksha, also spelt Pitri Paksha, is a 16-lunar day period in the Hindu calendar when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors (Pitrs), especially through food offerings. The period is also known as Pitri Paksha/Pitr-Paksha, Pitri Pokkho, Sorah Shraddha, Kanagat, Jitiya, Mahalaya, Apara Paksha and akhadpak. Pitru Paksha is considered by Hindus to be inauspicious, given the death rite performed during the ceremony, known as Shraddha or Tarpana. In southern and western India, it falls in the seco
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16–lunar day period in Hindu calendar for ancestral worship
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitru_Paksha
date created:
2009-09-08T13:10:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T23:21:18Z
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