Pitru Paksha significance News

According to some Hindu scriptures, souls endure suffering after death unless they receive proper offerings through Shradha rituals Pitru Paksha is seen as a vital opportunity to ensure ancestors are nourished in the afterlife, allowing them to ascend to higher realms and find peace During Pitru Paksha, auspicious activities such as marriages or major purchases are avoided, as they are believed to disturb the peace of the ancestors

The period of Pitru Paksha is the time when Shraadh rituals of the elderly and all those who left this world are performed It is said that by offering food and performing Tarpan, the souls of our dead ancestors attains peace If you are offering tarpan, do practice celibacy and avoid non veg during this period

Here's how the Shraadha rites are performed