Pitru Paksha Shrad Pooja Dates Vidhi

Pitru Paksha Shrad Pooja Dates Vidhi 2024 and 2025, Puja Timings and Benefits

It is mandatory to offer Shrad to ancestors. Shrad pacifies ancestors and blesses their clans.

Benefits for Shrad Pooja

1. Family wellbeing
2. Good wealth and health
3. Removes Dosh related to frequent abortion
4. Removes Dosh related to Pregnancy delay
5. Business growth
6. Career growth
7. Higher and Abroad studies

Shrad Pooja Locations

Shrad can be offered in any place but performing it regularly is advisable. Offering at Jyotirlinga or Gaya is highly preferred.

1. Gaya
2. Jyotirlinga Sthala
3. Pithapuram
4. Nabhi Gaya
5. Srirangapatna
6. Gokarna
7. Thiruvallam
8. Any Triveni Sangam

Pooja duration: 20 to 30 mins.

No.of Pandit performing Pooja: 1

Dress code: Please wear
Male: Men to remove Shirt/ Pyjama and Vest. Wear White Pancha or Dhoti or Pyjama during the Pooja.

Pitru Paksha Shrad Pooja Dates and Vidhi

Month	Puja Dates
Jan 2024	4jan, 8Jan, 13Jan, 18Jan, 21Jan, 23Jan, 25Jan, and 31Jan
Feb 2024	1Feb, 4Feb, 6Feb, 15Feb, 18Feb, 22Feb, and 27Feb
Mar 2024	1Mar, 3Mar, 6Mar, 8Mar, 13Mar, 16Mar, 20Mar, 26Mar and 30Mar
Apr 2024	2Apr, 4Apr, 9Apr, 12Apr, 16Apr, 20Apr, 22Apr, 26Apr, 29Apr
May 2024	1May, 7May, 10May, 14May, 17May, 19May ,24May ,27May, 29May
Jun 2024	3Jun, 6Jun, 10Jun, 13Jun, 16Jun, 20Jun, 23Jun, 25Jun, 30Jun
Jul 2024	3Jul, 7Jul, 11Jul, 14Jul, 17Jul, 20Jul, 22Jul, 28Jul, 31Jul
Aug 2024	3Aug, 10Aug, 13Aug, 15Aug, 20Aug, 23Aug, 30Aug
Sep 2024	12Sep, 18Sep, 21Sep, 24Sep, 28Sep, 30Sep
Oct 2024	3Oct, 7Oct, 9Oct, 14Oct, 17Oct, 21Oct, 24Oct, 29Oct
Nov 2024	3Nov, 7Nov, 9Nov, 14Nov, 17Nov, 21Nov, 29Nov
Dec 2024	1Dec, 4Dec, 6Dec, 12Dec, 18Dec, 21Dec, 26Dec and 31Dec

For more details, please check with a known Pandit Ji on the Pooja dates.

Best days for Shrad Puja

1. Mahalaya Amavasya (Amavasya during Pitru Paksha month)
2. Amavasya day
3. Pitru Paksha month (Sep month)

Pitru Paksha month is highly preferred for the Tharpan/ Tripindi Shrad.