Want to know how to perform Mahalaya Shraddha 2011 or Pitru Pakha 2011 in the right manner?
How to perform Mahalaya Shraddha 2011 in the best possible manner?
Pitru Paksha is believed to be the way by which Hindus offer their homage to their ancestors. Under Mahalaya Shraddha, which is a sixteen lunar day period ancestors are paid homage by way of food offerings.
Although almost every Hindu knows the meaning and purpose of Mahalaya Shraddha, still there are not many who know how to perform it in the right manner. Here an attempt is made to tell people how Mahalaya Shraddha 2011 should be performed so as to make ancestors feel happy.
Firstly it is important to note that for Hindus, Pitru Paksha is not considered to be an auspicious period and they escape from doing anything good under this period. For instance they usually don’t go for any deal or buying or selling anything during this period of Mahalaya Shraddha.
The person who is performing the Shraddha invites the Brahmin for taking meals on the occasion of Shraddha. Here it is important to keep in mind that the person who is performing the Shraddha as well as the Brahmin who is being invited for performing the Shraddha should not take any meal as well as most not be engaged in any kind of physical relation with the wife, on the previous night of the Shraddha.
To the extent possible, Shraddha should be performed on the upper floor. Also it is very important that the whole venue of Shraddha is very clean.
When it comes to the food that is being offered, care should be taken to cook it in the copper or silver vessels. Also it is good to serve food on the leaf of Banana tree. In food there are few specific things that are considered good to be offered under Mahalaya Shraddha. It includes lapsi, kheer, rice and dal, pumpkin and spring bean vegetable.
So this is how Mahalaya Shraddha 2011 should be performed so as to expect the right results.
