Pitru Paksha (Sanskrit: पितृ पक्ष, lit. '"fortnight of the paternal ancestors"', IAST: Pitṛ pakṣa), also spelt Pitri Paksha, is a 16-lunar day period...
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happen in a pakṣa (fortnight) from the time the question was asked. Pitru Paksha Defouw, Hart; Robert Svoboda (2003). Light on Life: An Introduction to...
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collectively during the Pitru Paksha or Shraddha paksha (Fortnight of ancestors), right before Sharad Navaratri in autumn. Pitru Paksha is a 16–lunar day period...
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The dark fortnight of Aswayuja (September–October) is known as the Pitru Paksha (Mahalaya), which is especially sacred for offering oblations to departed...
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is known as Pitru Paksha. In the Vaishnava calendar, Hrishikesha governs this month. Krishna was born on the eighth day of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada...
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form of Hindu worship incorporating local animism, ancestor worship or Pitru Paksha, and reverence for Buddhist saints or Bodhisattava. The population of...
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during the pitr paksha. In Hindu amanta calendar ( ending with amavasya ), second half of the month Bhadrapada is called Pitru Paksha: Pitṛpakṣa or Śrāddha...
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restless preta. The amavasya (new moon day), as well as the occasion of Pitru Paksha during the Hindu month of Ashvin is recommended for the veneration of...
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to the pitri (deceased ancestors) using water and sesame seeds during Pitru Paksha or as a death rite. Tarpana is a form of arghya (an offering). It is...
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Hinduism libation ritual is part of Tarpan and also performed during Pitru Paksha (Fortnight of the ancestors) following the Bhadrapada month of the Hindu...
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Jayanti, Ganesh Utsav, Saraswati Jayanti, Kartik Nahan, Makar Sankranti, Pitru Paksha, Raksha Bandhan, Mesha Sankranti, Guru Purnima, Tulasi Vivaha, Vivaha...
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including bringing offerings to their on the last day, known as Feralia Pitru Paksha, a Hindu festival that bears similarities to the Obon festival Day of...
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Tarpana Rasam Pagri Pind Sammelan or Terahvin* Ancestor worship: Pitr Pitru Paksha Śrāddha Jathera or Dhok Samadhi Other related Bhuta Karma Loka Reincarnation...
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Islamic principles. Hindus remember the dead during the festival of Pitru Paksha, during which Hindus pay homage to and perform a ceremony "to keep the...
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Eve Onam Parakram Diwas Pana Sankranti Parents' Worship Day Paryushan Pitru Paksha Pongal Pusnâ Pola Padwa (Diwali) Pateti Ratha Yatra Raksha Bandhan Rama...
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rituals after death include Niravapanjali, Tarpana, Śrāddha, Rasam Pagri, Pitru Paksha. Many people visit Hindu pilgrimage sites to perform, Śrāddha ceremonies...
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festival occurs during śukla paksha, the two traditions assign it to the same month; if a festival occurs during kṛṣṇa paksha the two traditions assign it...
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Festival of the Dead Bon Festival Chuseok Día de Muertos Gai Jatra Pitru Paksha Qingming Festival Totensonntag Zhōng yuán jié Parade of Lost Souls Veneration...
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Tarpana Rasam Pagri Pind Sammelan or Terahvin* Ancestor worship: Pitr Pitru Paksha Śrāddha Jathera or Dhok Samadhi Other related Bhuta Karma Loka Reincarnation...
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Tarpana Rasam Pagri Pind Sammelan or Terahvin* Ancestor worship: Pitr Pitru Paksha Śrāddha Jathera or Dhok Samadhi Other related Bhuta Karma Loka Reincarnation...
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annual Śrāddha for all the ancestors is usually performed during the Pitru Paksha, the dark fortnight of the Hindu month of Bhadrapada. The Marathi, Kannada...
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observed on the eleventh day of the dark phase of the moon; the Krishna Paksha of Margashirsha in the Hindu calendar, wherein a cow is worshiped and donated...
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of the 7th lunar month. The performance of Shraddha by a son during Pitru Paksha is regarded as compulsory by Hindus, to ensure that the soul of the ancestor...
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Festival of the Dead Bon Festival Chuseok Día de Muertos Gai Jatra Pitru Paksha Qingming Festival Totensonntag Zhōng yuán jié Parade of Lost Souls Veneration...
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Tarpana Rasam Pagri Pind Sammelan or Terahvin* Ancestor worship: Pitr Pitru Paksha Śrāddha Jathera or Dhok Samadhi Other related Bhuta Karma Loka Reincarnation...
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Tarpana Rasam Pagri Pind Sammelan or Terahvin* Ancestor worship: Pitr Pitru Paksha Śrāddha Jathera or Dhok Samadhi Other related Bhuta Karma Loka Reincarnation...
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Karagam Puja, Tulsi Vivah, Makar Sankranti, Ratha Saptami, Ahoi Ashtami, Pitru Paksha, Hanuman Jayanti, Ganesh Chaturthi, Raksha Bandhan, Gandhi Jayanti, Vasant...
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Tarpana Rasam Pagri Pind Sammelan or Terahvin* Ancestor worship: Pitr Pitru Paksha Śrāddha Jathera or Dhok Samadhi Other related Bhuta Karma Loka Reincarnation...
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ceremony, Avani Avittam, Raksha Bandhan, Onam Bhadrapada Purnima – Start of Pitru Paksha, Madhu Purnima Ashvin Purnima – Sharad Purnima Kartika Purnima – Karthikai...
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Tarpana Rasam Pagri Pind Sammelan or Terahvin* Ancestor worship: Pitr Pitru Paksha Śrāddha Jathera or Dhok Samadhi Other related Bhuta Karma Loka Reincarnation...
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