Pitrupaksha is a time to remember and honour our ancestors. If your family is unsure about the rite, date or place, tell us what you know. We will help you understand the practical next steps.
The 2026 remembrance fortnight begins in 40 days. Dates can vary by location and family tradition, so check the tithi before making travel plans.
You do not need to know the rite or have every family detail ready.
Share the rite if you know it, the place you are considering, a preferred date and who may take part. It is fine if some details are missing.
A coordinator listens to your questions and asks for the details needed to understand your family’s request.
Together, you discuss the rite, sacred site, pandit, access, timing and anything else your family may need.
We explain what can be arranged before you make any offline commitment. The enquiry form itself is not a booking or payment.
Each guide explains what the term means, what families often prepare and the questions worth asking a qualified pandit.
Pind Daan centres on pindas—offerings commonly prepared from rice or grain and other materials named by the family’s tradition. It usually sits within a wider Shradh sequence rather than standing for every ancestor rite.
Tarpan is an offering of water made with remembrance and recitation. In Pitru Tarpan, the family remembers ancestors; the word can also be used for offerings addressed to other groups in broader ritual contexts.
Tripindi Shradh is a specialised ancestral rite whose name refers to a threefold pinda arrangement. Families should ask why it has been suggested, which textual or lineage practice is being followed and what the proposed sequence includes.
Narayan Bali is a specialised rite discussed in particular ritual traditions and family circumstances. It is not the same as ordinary annual Shradh, and the website does not infer a need for it from a death, dream, horoscope or family difficulty.
“Pitrudosh Nivaran” is commonly used for rites proposed after an astrological or religious consultation. It is not one universally fixed ceremony, and Pitrupaksha.org does not diagnose Pitrudosh or promise to remove it.
Sarvapitri Amavasya is the new-moon tithi that closes the Pitrupaksha fortnight in many calendars. Families often use it for collective remembrance, especially when an individual death tithi is not known or could not be observed.
“Mahalaya” is used differently across regions: for the Pitrupaksha period, its closing Amavasya, or a regional day of ancestral remembrance. A family should first confirm which date and observance its tradition means by Mahalaya Shradh.
Annual Shradh—often called Barsi or Varshik Shradh—is the yearly remembrance of a particular ancestor, generally observed according to the lunar tithi of death in the family’s calendar tradition.
Explore the river, local setting and practical considerations for each place. If your family already has a preference, begin there. If not, we can help you frame the right questions.
Ancestral rites at the Triveni Sangam, where the Ganga and Yamuna meet and the Saraswati is remembered in tradition.
Gaya’s Falgu–Vishnupad landscape is closely associated with Pind Daan and remembrance of ancestors.
Ancestral rites on the Ganga ghats of Kashi, with the choice of ghat shaped by access, family needs and local practice.
Family rites by the Ganga, with options ranging from the busy main riverfront to quieter ghats and Narayani Shila.
Ancestral rites beside the Shipra, especially at Siddhavat, with Mahakaleshwar often visited on the same journey.
Remembrance rites on the Yamuna in Mathura for families whose roots, devotion or travel already connect them with Braj.
A high-altitude ancestral-rite site near Badrinath, open only during the Himalayan travel season.
Ancestral rites in Rameshwaram’s temple-and-seashore setting, shaped by temple customs and conditions at Agni Theertham.
Every family arrives with a different tradition, set of questions and practical need. We listen first, explain what we know and are clear about what still needs to be checked.
More than 14,200 families have asked our team for help with remembrance rites and arrangements at sacred places in India.
How coordination worksOur network includes pandits across all eight places. We make an introduction after understanding the rite, language, date and family needs.
Understand the networkOur current rating is 4.8+ from more than 400 reviews. We publish individual family words only when we have permission.
Read family feedbackYou may know a name, a date, a place your elders mentioned—or only that you want to remember someone properly. Share that starting point with us and we will help you organise the next questions.
Read about the Falgu, Vishnupad and the places families encounter during a Pind Daan journey in Gaya.
Read more तिथिLearn why lunar timings can cross two calendar days and why the location of the rite matters.
Read more श्राद्धUnderstand the words you may hear so you can follow the conversation and ask your own questions.
Read moreStart with the common questions about dates, participation and arrangements. If your situation is different, ask us directly.
All FAQs →The website’s 2026 guide currently lists 26 September to 10 October, during Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada. Lunar dates can vary by calendar and location, so confirm the relevant date for your family and sacred site before making plans.
Yes. Tell us where you are, which place or rite you are considering and how you would prefer to speak with the coordinator. The next step is discussed personally; the website does not assume how a family will take part.
Our network includes 100+ pandits across eight sacred sites. We first ask about the rite, place, language, date and family needs, then introduce a pandit whose practice and availability fit the request.
Keep the ancestor names, relationships, gotra if known, and the tithi or date of passing nearby. It is fine if something is missing; tell us what your family does know.
A coordinator will contact you by phone, WhatsApp or email to understand the rite, place, date, language and family details. Sending the form does not confirm a pandit, date or arrangement.
Timing depends on the rite, family tradition and local practice. Dates shown on the website are general guidance, not a personal religious recommendation. A coordinator can help you prepare the question for an appropriate practitioner.
A name remembered.
A bond carried forward.
