Pitru Paksha, also called Mahalaya Paksha is the ‘fortnight of the ancestors', a tradition observed by the Hindus to pay homage to their ‘pitrs’ or ancestors. It extends for a period of 16 days during ...

We have just begun the phase of Pitru Paksha. Paksha usually refers to two weeks of the lunar calendar and Pitru Paksha is ...

Madhya Ashtami is an auspicious Hindu observance during the Mahalayam fortnight that is also popularly referred as ‘Pitru Paksha Shradh’. In the traditional Hindu calendar it is performed on the ...

The Krishna Paksha Amavasya of the month of Magha ... 7:35 PM on 28th January to 6:05 PM on 29th January. On this day, Pitru Dosha Puja is also performed, offerings are made to Lord Sun, and ...