Pitru Paksha rituals based on Hindu calendar – India Standard Time. Pitru Paksha 2024 begins on September 18 to October 2, 2024. Below are the Mahalaya Pitra Visarjan and Pitrapaksha 2024 dates for Uttar Pradesh (UP), Delhi, Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha (it is known as Apara Paksha), Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Goa, West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In Hinduism, Pitru Paksha is the rituals performed by relatives for the departed souls of dead ancestors, parents and relatives. Tarpan and Shraddha are performed on all Amavasya or no moon days. But the most important period to perform Shradh is the Pitru Paksha period during the Krishna Paksha fortnight in Ashwin month (September – October). In some regions this period is the Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha. Pitru Paksha 2024 dates September 18, 2024 – Purnima Shradh September 18, 2024 – Pr