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Pehla Shradh 2025 puja muhurat: Pitru Paksha start date, rituals and significance
Spirituality | Sep 07, 2025, 06:28 PM ISTPehla Shradh 2025 will be observed on September 8, marking the start of Pitru Paksha. Here’s the exact muhurat, tithi timings, rituals, and significance.
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Surya Grahan 2025 date and time in India: Significance of September solar eclipse
Spirituality | Sep 07, 2025, 11:30 AM ISTThe last Surya Grahan of 2025 will fall on 21 September. Here’s the date, time in India, visibility details and astrological significance of the solar eclipse.
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Purnima Shradh 2025: Auspicious time for Shradh and Tarpan before Chandra Grahan on 7 September
Spirituality | Sep 06, 2025, 07:04 PM ISTPurnima Shradh 2025 coincides with a lunar eclipse on September 7. Here’s the exact muhurat, Sutak timings, and when to perform Shradh and Pitru Tarpan rituals.
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Pitru Paksha 2024: Know date, shubh muhurat, rituals, history, significance and more about Shraddha
Lifestyle | Sep 17, 2024, 07:03 AM ISTKnow the date, shubh muhurat, rituals, history, and significance of Pitru Paksha 2024, the sacred Hindu tradition of honoring ancestors. Learn about its customs and spiritual importance.
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Madhya Pradesh polls: First list of Congress candidates to release on Oct 15, says Kamal Nath
Madhya Pradesh | Oct 13, 2023, 05:49 PM ISTCongress leader Kamal Nath said that his party will announce its candidates for the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh after the 'Pitru Paksha'.
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Bihar: Ukrainian woman performs 'pind daan' for fellow countrymen who died in war with Russia
Bihar | Oct 08, 2023, 12:29 PM ISTUkrainian woman performs 'pind daan' for fellow countrymen who died during war with Russia. Yulina performed the ritual with the help of Loknath Gaur, an ISKCON preacher.
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Pitru Paksha 2022: Date, Significance, Muhurat, Puja Vidhi and all you need to know about Shraadh
Lifestyle | Sep 10, 2022, 07:31 AM ISTPitru Paksha or Shraadh: At sunrise on this day, til, rice, and other food items are offered to the ancestors. 'Puja', 'havan', and 'daan' are then performed. No celebrations are allowed, and nothing new may be purchased, during this time.
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Pitra Paksha: Devotees take holy dip in Hoogly river on 'Mahalaya Amavas'
News | Sep 17, 2020, 02:40 PM ISTPeople in large numbers took holy dip in Hoogly River on 'Mahalaya Amavas' in Kolkata on September 17.
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Pitra Paksh: Know why Gaya is considered to be most scared
Lifestyle | Sep 03, 2020, 05:43 PM ISTMythology says that Lord Rama Chandra came to Gaya to perform Pind Daan for his father Dasharatha. The story of Gaya asur, the demon who was granted the wish of being known as the origin of the most sacred place by Lord Vishnu is also known to all.
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Pitru Paksha 2017: Date, significance and things you need to know
Lifestyle | Sep 06, 2017, 11:14 AM ISTPitru Paksha 2017: Here's all you need to know about Pitru Paksha 2017 date, significance and story behind it
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Shortage prompts use of child priests in Gaya
India | Oct 09, 2012, 05:22 PM ISTGaya, Oct 9: Children as young as six, rather than mastering their alphabets, are chanting vedic hymns at the famous Vishnupad temple here - thanks to the acute shortage of traditional Hindu priests in this