The celebration

About Pitru Paksha Begins

The beginning of the traditional period for honoring ancestors through prayers, offerings, and remembrance.
Across the country

Where it is celebrated

  • andhra pradesh
  • arunachal pradesh
  • assam
  • bihar
  • chhattisgarh
  • goa
  • gujarat
  • haryana
  • himachal pradesh
  • jharkhand
  • karnataka
  • kerala
  • madhya pradesh
  • maharashtra
  • manipur
  • meghalaya
  • mizoram
  • nagaland
  • odisha
  • punjab
  • rajasthan
  • sikkim
  • tamil nadu
  • telangana
  • tripura
  • uttar pradesh
  • uttarakhand
  • west bengal
  • andaman and nicobar islands
  • chandigarh
  • dadra and nagar haveli and daman and diu
  • delhi
  • jammu and kashmir
  • ladakh
  • lakshadweep
  • puducherry
Other names

Also known as

shraddha pakshamahalaya paksha
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