Overview
- Pitru Paksha will run from Sunday, September 27 through Saturday, October 10, 2026, concluding on Sarva Pitru Amavasya for collective remembrance.
- Drik Panchang’s schedule of daily Shraddha tithis has been circulated so families can perform rites on the specific lunar dates tied to an ancestor’s death.
- Common rituals described include Tarpan (water with sesame), Pinda Daan (offering pindas), food offerings, feeding priests (Brahmin bhoj) and charity.
- Coverage highlights muhurat details such as Kutup muhurat timings for localities and urges devotees to confirm exact local timings with priests before performing rites.
- Reports add practical guidance and traditional remedies — from expressing gratitude and caring for living elders to resolving family obligations — and note an astrological framing for 2026 with Jupiter in Cancer and Saturn in Pisces.