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  Pehla Shradh 2025 puja muhurat: Pitru Paksha start date, rituals and significance

  September 07, 2025 18:28 IST

  Pehla 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

  September 07, 2025 11:30 IST

  The 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

  September 06, 2025 19:04 IST

  Purnima 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 | September 17, 2024 7:03 IST

  Know 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 | October 13, 2023 17:49 IST

  Congress 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 | October 08, 2023 12:29 IST

  Ukrainian 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 | September 10, 2022 7:31 IST

  Pitru 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 | September 17, 2020 14:40 IST

  People 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 | September 03, 2020 17:43 IST

  Mythology 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 | September 06, 2017 11:14 IST

  Pitru 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 | October 09, 2012 17:22 IST

  Gaya, 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

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