Mahalaya Amavasya Pitru Paksha Dates, Puja Cost, and Booking

Mahalaya Amavasya Pitru Paksha Dates, Puja Cost, and Booking

During this time, it is advised to perform Pitru dosha Parihara poojas and Narayana Bali poojas. Mahalaya Amavasya is highly preferred for all Pitru Parihara Poojas. Performing the rituals at Rameswaram (one of the 12 Jyotirlingas) is advisable for effective results.

Dress Code

  • Gents: dhoti (white) and shirt or kurta and pyjama.
  • Ladies: saree or salwar kameez (with pallu compulsory).
  • All devotees are requested not to wear clothes such as T-shirts and jeans, as they are strictly prohibited, regardless of age group.

Mahalaya Amavasya Pitru Paksha Puja

Considered the most significant day in the year for carrying out rituals and rites, the last day of the month, holy for presenting offerings to departed predecessors, is the new moon day. The Mahalaya Paksha is this dark period between September and October. For every Hindu, the day of Mahalaya Amavasya is one of immense significance and meaning. With prayers for peace, it is the annual celebration meant to honor the souls of forefathers. Especially devoted to the offerings of such departed souls is the fortnight before the new moon. Considered equal to those carried out at Gaya, rites are conducted in honor of forefathers every day of this fortnight. The essence of all such rites is honoring the dead and fulfilling their wishes for peace throughout the year.

Old Hindu teachings claim that on Mahalaya Amavasya, the sun enters the sign of Virgo (Kanya) while the moon is also present. On this day, it is said that ancestors leave their residence and descend into the world of human beings, therefore occupying the homes of their descendants. Every new moon day, Hindus present offerings of water to the deceased. Every year on the death anniversary, there are other recommended rituals. The Sraddha ritual is underway here. These celebrations, especially during Mahalaya, have immense significance since the rites carried out throughout these two weeks have a unique impact. A gift from Lord Yama allows the sacrifices to reach the departed souls straightforwardly and instantly. Renowned hero Karna, based on the Mahabharata, was a very giving man. A hundred times in paradise, the immense good he had done on Earth returned to him after death. All he found, though, was gold and silver. Since he was quite generous with wealth and silver during his lifetime, there has been no food since then. To compensate, he prayed to the God of Death and was returned to earth for fourteen days.

Over the fourteen days, he fed the underprivileged and presented water offerings. He was served plenty of food on his way back to heaven. The fourteen days of the Mahalaya Paksha are celebrated. It is said that Lord Yama’s grace helped it be so established that such rites carried out during this specific period obtained special benefits. These offerings on this Pitru-paksha Amavasya day also went to individuals who died without descendants. These rites benefited all individuals who had neglected to perform acts of charity and Anna-Dana (the gift of food), resulting in their loss of these pleasures in the Pitru Loka.

Those dead whose date of death is unknown and whose annual Sraddha cannot be performed also receive these offerings on Pitru Paksha. The Pitru Paksha offerings also directly reach those whose deaths were unnatural and to whom gifts cannot normally be delivered. Nowadays, Hindus view this Paksha with tremendous faith and respect, as well as charitable food donations.

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Auspicious Days for Pitru Dosha Pooja

MonthPuja Dates
Jan 20262 Jan, 8 Jan, 11 Jan, 14 Jan, 17 Jan, 20 Jan, 27 Jan
Feb 202614 Feb, 17 Feb, 21 Feb, 26 Feb
Mar 20263 Mar, 7 Mar, 10 Mar, 13 Mar, 16 Mar, 20 Mar, 25 Mar, 31 Mar
Apr 20263 Apr, 6 Apr, 10 Apr, 14 Apr, 18 Apr, 22 Apr, 27 Apr, 30 Apr
May 20264 May, 7 May, 11 May, 15 May, 19 May, 25 May, 28 May, 31 May
Jun 20263 Jun, 7 Jun, 11 Jun, 15 Jun, 21 Jun, 24 Jun, 27 Jun, 30 Jun
July 20264 Jul, 7 Jul, 12 Jul, 18 Jul, 22 Jul, 25 Jul, 30 Jul
Aug 20263 Aug, 6 Aug, 9 Aug, 14 Aug, 18 Aug, 21 Aug, 24 Aug
Sep 20263 Sep, 5 Sep (11 Sep, 14 Sep, 17 Sep, 20 Sep)
Oct 20263 Oct, 8 Oct, 11 Oct, 15 Oct, 25 Oct, 30 Oct
Nov 20265 Nov, 8 Nov, 11 Nov, 14 Nov, 17 Nov, 20 Nov, 23 Nov, 26 Nov
Dec 20262 Dec, 5 Dec, 8 Dec, 11 Dec, 14 Dec, 18 Dec, 23 Dec, 29 Dec

Mahalaya Amavasya Pitru Paksha 2026 Dates

DateDayDetails
26 Sep 2026SaturdayPurnima Shraddha
27 Sep 2026SundayPratipada Shraddha
28 Sep 2026MondayDwitiya Shraddha
29 Sep 2026TuesdayTritiya Shraddha
30 Sep 2026WednesdayChaturdhi and Panchami Shraddha
01 Oct 2026ThursdayShasti Shraddha
02 Oct 2026FridaySaptami Shraddha
03 Oct 2026SaturdayAshtami Shraddha
04 Oct 2026SundayNavami Shraddha
05 Oct 2026MondayDasami Shraddha
06 Oct 2026TuesdayEkadasi Shraddha
07 Oct 2026WednesdayDwadashi Shraddha
08 Oct 2026ThursdayTrayodashi Shraddha
09 Oct 2026FridayChaturdashi Shraddha
10 Oct 2026SaturdayMahalaya Amavasya
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