Pitru Paksha 2012 | Mahalaya Paksha 2012 Dates

Pitru Paksha Dates 2012, Shraddha Days 2012, Mahalaya Paksha Calender 2012,

Pitru Paksha (also known as Mahalaya Paksha) is a Drak fortnight period, when Hindus offer Shraddha to their ancestors. This spans from the first Moon day to the Amavasya day and each day is ruled by a specific phase of the Moon.

Both North Indians and South Indians perform Shraddha ritual on similar days, nomenclature of the months are different. In South Indian Amavasyant calendar it falls in the month of Bhadrapada and in North Indian Purnimant calendar this period falls in the month of Ashwin.

In this Nandana Nama year, Pitru Paksha is from on September 30th September to 15th October, 2012. The pitru tarpana given during this time is a way of showing gratitude to your departed ancestors. Here is the detailed calendar or schedule of Pitru Paksha 2012.