Overview

• Recent coverage details day-wise muhurats, with Dwitiya Shraddha on September 9 listing Kutup 11:53 am–12:43 pm and Rohini 12:43 pm–1:33 pm, and Tritiya tithi running from 6:28 pm on September 9 to 3:37 pm on September 10.
• Reports show large turnouts for rituals and tarpan at pilgrimage sites including Varanasi, Prayagraj, Haridwar, and Gaya, where families perform pind-daan.
• Core observances highlighted across outlets include Shradh with pind-daan and tarpan, offerings to Brahmins, charity, and feeding crows, which are regarded as messengers of ancestors linked to Yama.
• Most outlets state the period concludes with Sarva Pitru Amavasya on September 21, though an alternate calendar published by India Today lists September 23 as the final day.
• Practical guidance stresses performing rites during Kutup and Rohini windows after midday, maintaining cleanliness and a sattvic diet, and avoiding weddings, major purchases, haircuts, non-vegetarian food, and alcohol during the fortnight.