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Pitru Paksha – September 13 to 27 – Hindus Pay Homage to Their Ancestors

Pitru Paksha – September 13 to 27 – Hindus Pay Homage to Their Ancestors

Pitru Paksha is considered by Hindus around the world to be an inauspicious time, given the death rite performed during the ceremony, known as Shraddha or tarpan. In southern and western India, it falls in the Hindu lunar month of Bhadrapada (Sept to Oct).  In North India and Nepal, this period corresponds to the dark [...]

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