Pitru Paksha Shrad Pooja Dates Vidhi: Timings, Benefits, and Booking

The article covers the dates for Pitru Paksha Shrad Pooja, the Vidhi dates, the Puja timings, and the associated benefits. An elder from the family should perform this puja. A couple or a single person can perform this puja. This puja is performed to pacify ancestors, who reside in pitru loka. One should take a head bath before and after the puja. This puja should be performed with devotion and sincerity. Ancestors are there to protect their clan. This puja is performed to remove any Pitru shaap. One can perform this puja regardless of their dosha. An astrologer can let you know the dosha severity.

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

Benefits for Shrad Pooja

1. Family well-being
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.

Number of Pandits performing Pooja: 1

Dress code: Please wear
Male: Men to remove shirt/pajamas and vest. Wear a white pancha, dhoti, or pajama during the pooja.

Pitru Paksha Shrad Pooja Dates and Vidhi

January 2026	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31.
February 2026	1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28.
March 2026	1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29, 30.
April 2026	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27, 30.
May 2026	2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 30, 31.
June 2026	1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29.
July 2026	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29.
August 2026	1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31.
September 2026	2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30
October 2026	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31.
November 2026	1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29, 30.
December 2026	2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 31.

For more details, please verify 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)

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