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

MonthPuja Dates
Jan 20244jan, 8Jan, 13Jan, 18Jan, 21Jan, 23Jan, 25Jan, and 31Jan
Feb 20241Feb, 4Feb, 6Feb, 15Feb, 18Feb, 22Feb, and 27Feb
Mar 20241Mar, 3Mar, 6Mar, 8Mar, 13Mar, 16Mar, 20Mar, 26Mar and 30Mar
Apr 20242Apr, 4Apr, 9Apr, 12Apr, 16Apr, 20Apr, 22Apr, 26Apr, 29Apr
May 20241May, 7May, 10May, 14May, 17May, 19May ,24May ,27May, 29May
Jun 20243Jun, 6Jun, 10Jun, 13Jun, 16Jun, 20Jun, 23Jun, 25Jun, 30Jun
Jul 20243Jul, 7Jul, 11Jul, 14Jul, 17Jul, 20Jul, 22Jul, 28Jul, 31Jul
Aug 20243Aug, 10Aug, 13Aug, 15Aug, 20Aug, 23Aug, 30Aug
Sep 202412Sep, 18Sep, 21Sep, 24Sep, 28Sep, 30Sep
Oct 20243Oct, 7Oct, 9Oct, 14Oct, 17Oct, 21Oct, 24Oct, 29Oct
Nov 20243Nov, 7Nov, 9Nov, 14Nov, 17Nov, 21Nov, 29Nov
Dec 20241Dec, 4Dec, 6Dec, 12Dec, 18Dec, 21Dec, 26Dec and 31Dec
2024 puja calendar

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.