The last day of the fortnight which is sacred for offering oblations to departed ancestors, the new moon day, is considered as the most important day in the year for performing ceremonies and rites.This dark fortnight during the period September-October is known as the Mahalaya Paksha.The day of Mahalaya Amavasya is the day of great significance and importance to all Hindus.It is the annual festival for propitiating the spirits of ancestors, with prayers for peace. The fortnight preceding the new moon is specially consecrated for the propitiation of such departed spirits. The ceremonies performed in honour of ancestors during each day of this fortnight are considered to be equal to those performed at Gaya. The principle in all such rites is the worship of the departed souls and the satisfaction of their wishes so that they might be in peace during the rest of the year.

The Shraddh/Tarpan for deceased ancestors is performed at Kashi. The ceremony includes Annadhan and providing vastra (clothes) to Brahmins. We will send you photographs of the ceremony through email once the ceremony is completed. Usually names of three generations is required and date of death, i.e. three generations of names on the paternal and maternal side of the deceased person, i.e father, grandfather and great grandfather  and mother, grandmother and great grandmother as shown in the image below.

The charges will be Rs.20000/- which includes annadhan for 5 brahmins.
Please confirm your requirement with the details required by sending an email to mahesh@saranam.com. 

You can remit the payment using your credit card through our payment gateways CCAvenue (if you are in India) or PayPal (if you reside outside India) or through direct transfer to our bank account, the details of which are given below.

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Branch: Anna Nagar, Chennai
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