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Pitru Paksha: Find Out Why People Pay Respect To Ancestors During This Period
In Hindu tradition, about a fortnight is reserved for paying homage to the ancestors every year. This 16-day period is known as Pitru Paksha, or shradh in the Chaturmas period.
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Durga Puja 2020: Know Why Durga Puja Is A Month After Mahalaya This Year
Durga Puja 2020: The two-week 'Pitru Paksh Shradh' ends on September 17 with 'Mahalaya Amavasya' when people start looking forward to the Durga Puja. Unlike other years, this year we have to wait for a month before welcoming Goddess Durga on 'Mahashashthi', which marks the beginning of the Durga Puja.
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Pitru Paksha 2020: Know How 'Tarpan' Is Done During 'Shradh'
Pitru Pkasha Shradh 2020: Pitru Paksha can be described as the fortnight of remembering and paying homage to parents who are no more and ancestors. It is a 16-day period, also called Shradh, observed by Hindus every year. Shradh or Shraddha literally means an act of performing anything with great sincerity and respect.
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Pitru Paksha Shradh 2020: Dates And Muhurat Of Shradh And Why It Is Done
Pitru Paksha 2020: On 'Pratipada Shraddha'today, many people were seen offering prayers and doing the ritual of 'Tarpan' on the banks of the Ganga in Prayagraj. Hindus across the country pay homage to their ancestors during 'Pitru Paksha', the 16-day period that starts mostly after 'Ganesh visarjan' or 'Anant Chaturdeshi'. 'Shradh' is a way of expr...
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Shradh 2020: Know All About Pitru Paksha And Paying Homage To Ancestors
Shradh 2020: Shradh or Pitru Paksha is a period when Hindus remember their ancestors by offering prayers. The 16-day period this year begins today and ends on September 17. 'Shradh' is a way of expressing heartfelt gratitude towards parents who are no more, for having helped them be what they are today.
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Family Avoided "Shradh'' Feast In Madhya Pradesh, Panchayat Issued Boycott Orders: Cops
Police have launched investigation into a complaint filed by a farmer claiming that his family was ostracised by the community panchayat in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district for not organising a ritualistic feast post the death of his son in March this year due to the lockdown, an official said on Tuesday.
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Shradh 2019: Know About The 16 Days Of Shradh And Rituals Linked With It
Shradh Date 2019: The first day of the shradh is called Purnima Shradha and the last day of Pitru Paksha is known as Sarvapitri Amavasya or Mahalaya Amavasya.
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Shradh 2018 End Date, Significance, Pitru Paksha Calendar And Why Food Is Offered To The Ancestors
Shradh 2018 (or Pitru Paksha) are ending on 8th October, 2018. Known as the mourning period amongst Hindus across the country, the 15-day lunar period takes place during the Bhadrapada month of the Hindu calendar
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Shradh 2017 (Pitru Paksha): 7 Vegetarian Dishes You Can Eat During the 15-day Period
Special Satvik Bhojan is prepared and offered to the priestly Brahmins during Shradh or Pitru Paksha; it is believed that whatever is given to them reaches our ancestors. Shradh 2017 or Pitru Paksha will end on 19th September, 2017.
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Mahalaya 2017: Durga Puja Calendar, Dates, Significance and Food Offerings
The holy occasion of Mahalaya is the first day of Navratri 2017 or Durga Puja 2017 that will start on 19th September and end on 30th September.
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Shradh 2017: Why is Non Vegetarian Food Avoided During Shradh
Meat, chicken, eggs and stale or rotten fruits or grains should not be used for the Shradh puja and the Pitru Pakasha offerings.
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Shradh 2017: What is Shradh? The Do's and Don'ts To Observe During this Period
During Shradh Hindus, pray for their deceased ancestors and their peaceful state in the afterlife. This year, Shradh starts on 5th September 2017.
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Shradh 2017 (Pitru Paksha): Important Dates, Significance and Why Food is Offered to Your Ancestors
Shradh 2017 started from 5th September and will end on 19th September, 2017. Pitru Paksha is an important occasion for Hindus. It is believed that Shradh rites liberate souls from the vicious circle of life and death and help them attain salvation
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In Haridwar, Sylvester Stallone's Family Performs a Shradh
The 'tithi shraadh' ceremony was performed on October 11 by Prateek Mishrapuri, a Vedic scholar and astrologer who consults many stars in Hollywood. Mr Stallone's half-brother Michael, his wife Michelle, and two others visited Kankhal in Haridwar and performed the ritual and then returned to Philadelphia
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In Haridwar, Sylvester Stallone's Family Performs a Shradh
Hollywood superstar Sylvester Stallone's family was in Haridwar last week to perform a prayer ceremony for his son Sage who had died in 2012 from a heart attack.
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Pitru Paksha: Find Out Why People Pay Respect To Ancestors During This Period
In Hindu tradition, about a fortnight is reserved for paying homage to the ancestors every year. This 16-day period is known as Pitru Paksha, or shradh in the Chaturmas period.
-
Durga Puja 2020: Know Why Durga Puja Is A Month After Mahalaya This Year
Durga Puja 2020: The two-week 'Pitru Paksh Shradh' ends on September 17 with 'Mahalaya Amavasya' when people start looking forward to the Durga Puja. Unlike other years, this year we have to wait for a month before welcoming Goddess Durga on 'Mahashashthi', which marks the beginning of the Durga Puja.
-
Pitru Paksha 2020: Know How 'Tarpan' Is Done During 'Shradh'
Pitru Pkasha Shradh 2020: Pitru Paksha can be described as the fortnight of remembering and paying homage to parents who are no more and ancestors. It is a 16-day period, also called Shradh, observed by Hindus every year. Shradh or Shraddha literally means an act of performing anything with great sincerity and respect.
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Pitru Paksha Shradh 2020: Dates And Muhurat Of Shradh And Why It Is Done
Pitru Paksha 2020: On 'Pratipada Shraddha'today, many people were seen offering prayers and doing the ritual of 'Tarpan' on the banks of the Ganga in Prayagraj. Hindus across the country pay homage to their ancestors during 'Pitru Paksha', the 16-day period that starts mostly after 'Ganesh visarjan' or 'Anant Chaturdeshi'. 'Shradh' is a way of expr...
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Shradh 2020: Know All About Pitru Paksha And Paying Homage To Ancestors
Shradh 2020: Shradh or Pitru Paksha is a period when Hindus remember their ancestors by offering prayers. The 16-day period this year begins today and ends on September 17. 'Shradh' is a way of expressing heartfelt gratitude towards parents who are no more, for having helped them be what they are today.
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Family Avoided "Shradh'' Feast In Madhya Pradesh, Panchayat Issued Boycott Orders: Cops
Police have launched investigation into a complaint filed by a farmer claiming that his family was ostracised by the community panchayat in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district for not organising a ritualistic feast post the death of his son in March this year due to the lockdown, an official said on Tuesday.
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Shradh 2019: Know About The 16 Days Of Shradh And Rituals Linked With It
Shradh Date 2019: The first day of the shradh is called Purnima Shradha and the last day of Pitru Paksha is known as Sarvapitri Amavasya or Mahalaya Amavasya.
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Shradh 2018 End Date, Significance, Pitru Paksha Calendar And Why Food Is Offered To The Ancestors
Shradh 2018 (or Pitru Paksha) are ending on 8th October, 2018. Known as the mourning period amongst Hindus across the country, the 15-day lunar period takes place during the Bhadrapada month of the Hindu calendar
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Shradh 2017 (Pitru Paksha): 7 Vegetarian Dishes You Can Eat During the 15-day Period
Special Satvik Bhojan is prepared and offered to the priestly Brahmins during Shradh or Pitru Paksha; it is believed that whatever is given to them reaches our ancestors. Shradh 2017 or Pitru Paksha will end on 19th September, 2017.
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Mahalaya 2017: Durga Puja Calendar, Dates, Significance and Food Offerings
The holy occasion of Mahalaya is the first day of Navratri 2017 or Durga Puja 2017 that will start on 19th September and end on 30th September.
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Shradh 2017: Why is Non Vegetarian Food Avoided During Shradh
Meat, chicken, eggs and stale or rotten fruits or grains should not be used for the Shradh puja and the Pitru Pakasha offerings.
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Shradh 2017: What is Shradh? The Do's and Don'ts To Observe During this Period
During Shradh Hindus, pray for their deceased ancestors and their peaceful state in the afterlife. This year, Shradh starts on 5th September 2017.
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Shradh 2017 (Pitru Paksha): Important Dates, Significance and Why Food is Offered to Your Ancestors
Shradh 2017 started from 5th September and will end on 19th September, 2017. Pitru Paksha is an important occasion for Hindus. It is believed that Shradh rites liberate souls from the vicious circle of life and death and help them attain salvation
-
In Haridwar, Sylvester Stallone's Family Performs a Shradh
The 'tithi shraadh' ceremony was performed on October 11 by Prateek Mishrapuri, a Vedic scholar and astrologer who consults many stars in Hollywood. Mr Stallone's half-brother Michael, his wife Michelle, and two others visited Kankhal in Haridwar and performed the ritual and then returned to Philadelphia
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In Haridwar, Sylvester Stallone's Family Performs a Shradh
Hollywood superstar Sylvester Stallone's family was in Haridwar last week to perform a prayer ceremony for his son Sage who had died in 2012 from a heart attack.
