Overview

• Reports highlight large turnouts at Trimbakeshwar for Narayan Nagbali poojas and ongoing Pitru Tarpan at the Narmada River.
• Key practices remain central to observance, including Tarpan water offerings, Pind Daan rice pinda offerings, and Shradh through priests.
• Coverage cites shastras and the Garud Purana to state that women may perform Tarpan and Shradh when no male heir is available.
• Charitable service features prominently, with Matunga’s Shri Sankara Mattham distributing meals and ISKCON encouraging donations of dry rations.
• Scheduled Shradh tithis continue over the coming days, with the period culminating on September 21’s Sarva Pitru Amavasya.