Pitru Paksha

46 stories

RSS Nagpur

Tuesday, 6 October

Culture 12:08

Sarvapitri Amavasya on October 10 coincides with Shani Amavasya and Gajachhaya Yoga

2 min read

Culture 11:34

Items to avoid bringing home on Sarvapitri Amavasya on October 10, as per tradition

2 min read

Culture 07:18

Indira Ekadashi on October 6: donating grain, sesame, fruit and clothes in Pitru Paksha held auspicious

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Monday, 5 October

City desk 5 Oct | 21:18

Horoscope for Tuesday, October 6, 2026: What the stars say for your sign today

3 min read

Civic 5 Oct | 20:03

Fish die in Banganga tank at Walkeshwar; Minister Lodha inspects, 10 artificial ponds to be built

2 min read

Culture 5 Oct | 08:58

Sarvapitri Amavasya on October 10: what to avoid in food, timing and utensils

1 min read

Sunday, 4 October

Culture 4 Oct | 13:03

Trimbakeshwar temple suspends VIP darshan till October 12 amid Pitru Paksha rush

2 min read

Culture 4 Oct | 10:28

What is Avidhava Navami and how are ancestors remembered on this day

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Culture 4 Oct | 08:08

Vidarbha's white kadhi, made without turmeric, suits Pitru Paksha meals

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Saturday, 3 October

City desk 3 Oct | 22:58

Horoscope for October 4: How Sunday will go for each zodiac sign

4 min read

Culture 3 Oct | 18:53

Vidarbha marks Hadpakya Ganpati festival during Pitru Paksha, a tradition since 1787

2 min read

Culture 3 Oct | 16:53

Matri Navami on October 4: Shraddha for departed women of the family during Pitru Paksha

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Culture 3 Oct | 10:53

Gaya's Janardan temple lets the living perform their own pind daan in a three-day rite

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Friday, 2 October

Society 2 Oct | 21:03

Saturday horoscope for October 3: Moon enters Gemini on Pitru Paksha Ashtami

4 min read

Civic 2 Oct | 16:39

Man stuck in slush from unauthorised cattle shed in Dombivli's Gograswadi, a year after schoolgirl's rescue

2 min read

Culture 2 Oct | 10:38

Why pumpkin curry is served on the shraddha plate during Pitru Paksha

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Thursday, 1 October

City desk 1 Oct | 21:49

October 2 horoscope: Moon in Taurus, what the day holds for all twelve zodiac signs

5 min read

Culture 1 Oct | 19:28

Why the crow is the bird that touches the shraddha pind, and what if it does not come

3 min read

Society 1 Oct | 18:44

October 2026 horoscope: Navratri begins on October 11, a month-ahead forecast for all 12 zodiac signs

5 min read

Culture 1 Oct | 14:28

Five plants believed to bring ancestors' blessings before Sarvapitri Amavasya

2 min read

Culture 1 Oct | 12:03

Avidhava Navami falls on October 4 during Pitru Paksha, honouring women who died before their husbands

1 min read

Wednesday, 30 September

City desk 30 Sep | 19:39

October 1 horoscope: Moon in Taurus, fourth Shraddha day of Pitru Paksha, sign-wise forecast

3 min read

Culture 30 Sep | 15:53

Why crows are fed the shraddha meal during Pitru Paksha, and the tradition behind it

1 min read

Culture 30 Sep | 11:58

Indira Ekadashi on October 6: tithi, auspicious timings and religious significance

1 min read

Culture 30 Sep | 10:53

How to make Marathwada-style whole wheat kheer for Pitru Paksha rituals

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Culture 30 Sep | 10:28

What astrology says about the future of children born during Pitru Paksha

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Tuesday, 29 September

Society 29 Sep | 20:03

Horoscope for September 30, 2026: What the day holds for all twelve zodiac signs

3 min read

Culture 29 Sep | 14:39

Shardiya Navratri begins October 11: fasting rules and how to perform Kanya Pujan

2 min read

Culture 29 Sep | 12:44

Pitru Paksha: Do not shoo away crows, ants, dogs, cows and sparrows at your door

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Culture 29 Sep | 11:43

Pitru Paksha runs September 26 to October 10, with tarpan arrangements at Banganga and other sites

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Monday, 28 September

City desk 28 Sep | 21:59

Horoscope for September 29: What the planets hold for all 12 zodiac signs

6 min read

Culture 28 Sep | 15:59

Pitru Paksha: donating colour-coded items by zodiac sign said to please ancestors

2 min read

City desk 28 Sep | 07:13

Weekly horoscope: how all zodiac signs will fare from September 28 to October 4

2 min read

Culture 28 Sep | 12:09

Sankashti Chaturthi 2026: Angaraki fast in Bhadrapada falls on September 29

2 min read

Culture 28 Sep | 10:28

Why steel and iron vessels should not be used for Shraddh rituals in Pitru Paksha

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Sunday, 27 September

Culture 27 Sep | 19:03

Shraddha is not superstition, but a chance to remember and thank ancestors

3 min read

Culture 27 Sep | 15:23

5 signs during Pitru Paksha considered auspicious for ancestors' blessings

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Culture 27 Sep | 14:29

Pitru Paksha rules: when to get a haircut, and shraddha in a wedding year

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Culture 27 Sep | 11:53

Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi and Bharani Shraddha fall together on Tuesday

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Culture 27 Sep | 10:28

Pitru Paksha begins: Garuda Purana explains why the departed still feel hunger and thirst

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