In India, Pitru Paksha is one of the events that people eagerly look forward to. This period begins with the Purnima of the Bhadrapada month and continues for 16 days till Amavasya. Most Hindu scriptures described that during this period, ancestors from the Pitru Lok come all the way to earth to visit their descendants. They eagerly wait for their family members to perform Shradh and offer tarpan so that they can be relieved of the sufferings of hunger.

If these rituals are not performed, ancestors get upset and thus, the family members start facing problems in their life. Pitru Paksha is specially dedicated for performing shradh ceremonies since one can get multiple benefits during this period.

Saptami Shradh

Shradh ceremony for those family members who had passed away on the Saptami tithi either in Krishna Paksha or Shukla Paksha, one can perform the rituals on the Saptami Shradh. In case, a person was not able to do the ceremony when his family member left for heavenly abode, they can be compensated by carrying out the shradh and tarpan on the related tithis during Pitru Paksha.

This year, Saptami Shradh falls on 21st September 2019.

How important is Pitru Paksha Shradh?

Pitru Paksha Shradhas is also popularly called as Parvan Shraddhas. The most preferable muhurats to do these shradh rituals are either Kutup Muhurt or Rohina Muhurt but one must perform the rites before Aparahna Kala is over.