On each day of the dark fortnight (Pitra Paksha), special offerings are made to the ancestors whose lunar date (Tithi) of death corresponds to that particular day. Favourite food items of the departed person are specially prepared and offered after performing a puja .
One must offer food to Brahmin and donate Yatha Shakti. A small portion of the food is also offered to the Cow (Gow Grass) before offering it to Brahmin..
A small portion of the food is also offered to the crow who is considered as a connection between the world of the living and the world of the dead. Round balls of rice and flour, called pinda , are also offered, along with the sacred kusha grass and flowers, amidst sprinkling of water and chanting of mantras from the Sam Veda.
Purnima (Full Moon) ka shraddha: 23 Sept 2010
Ekam (Pratipada) ka shraddha: 24 Sept 2010
Dyitia ka Shraddh: 25 Sept 2010
Tritiya ka Shraddha: 26 Sep 2010
Chaturthi ka shraddh: 27 Sep 2010
Panchami ka shraddh: 28 Sep 2010
Shasthi ka shraddh: 29 Sep 2010
Saptami ka shraddh: 30 Sep 2010
Ashtami ka shraddh: 1 Oct 2010 (Jivitputrika Vrat)
Navami ka shraddh: 2 Oct 2010
Dashmi ka shraddha: 3 Oct 2010
Ekadasi ka shraddh: 4 Oct 2010
Dwadashi ka shraddh: 4 Oct 2010
Tryodashi ka shraddh: 5 Oct 2010
Chaturdashi ka shraddh (only when death due to accident, murder, by poisons etc): 6 Oct 2010
Chaturdashi / Amavasya ka shraddh: 7 Oct 2010
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