Pitru Paksha Puja: Offer These Flowers To Ancestors And Receive Their Blessings

There is a special significance of the Pitru Paksha Puja in the Hindu religion. The belief is that worshipping your ancestors during this time can help a person attain happiness, prosperity and good fortune.

Pitru Paksha is going to start soon as per the Hindu calendar. During this period, the descendants are supposed to perform Shradh and worship their ancestors by following all the rituals for peace of their ancestors’ souls and their salvation. This year, the Pitru Paksha will start on Friday, September 29 and it will end on October 14.

Every year, the full moon date of Bhadrapada month marks the beginning of the Pitru Paksha and the Amavasya of this month marks the end of it. During this period of 16 days, Pind Daan, Tarpan and Shradh rituals are performed as per the date of the deceased ancestors.

It is considered to be beneficial if you donate water and food on these days. You should also offer flowers to appease the ancestors. We asked our Astrologer Pandit Arvind Tripathiespecially which flowers should be offered to gain the maximum and auspicious benefits according to the scriptures, scroll down to know about them.

Before going into the details, you should know that not all flowers are used in Pitru Paksha Puja. Lotus, Juhi, Champa, Malti, Tulsi, Bhringraj and white flowers are used in the rituals of Shradh. You should not use Kevada, Kadamba, Belpatra, black and red lung flowers and more fragrant flowers during Shradh puja. Scriptures say that offering them can anger the ancestors.

Offer Rose Flowers In Shradh

It is believed that offering rose flowers in Shradh is very auspicious as all the Gods and Goddesses along with the ancestors become very happy with this. It also helps in improving the financial condition of the house and removing all the problems in one’s life. (Things To Offer To Cows During Shradh)

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Offer Marigold Flower in Shradh Puja

The expert mentioned that offering marigold flowers during Shradh (Pitru Paksha Dos And Don'ts) makes all the ancestors very happy. This brings positivity, an increase in wealth and the fulfilment of all your wishes.

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You are advised to offer these flowers to your ancestors during Pitru Paksha, however, these are generalised suggestions and for more personalised advice, kindly get in touch with an astrology expert. If you liked this story, then please share it. To read more such stories, stay connected to HerZindagi.

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