Tripindi Shradh In Ayodhya

About this puja

Tripindi Shradh in Ayodhya, offering three pinds to three generations of ancestors.

Tripindi Shradh is performed to bring peace to ancestors whose desires remained unmet at death, or who did not receive proper rites. It is believed to ease Pitru Dosh. Three pinds are offered to three generations of ancestors. The puja can be performed at any holy place, and here it is held at Sautha Laxmi Temple or Saryu Ghat in Ayodhya. The ritual is observed after a holy-river bath, in white clothes. A sankalp is taken in the devotees' names, and reciting the Gayatri Mantra is the most important part. Rice, ghee, sugar, water with black sesame seeds, kusha grass and white flowers are offered to the ancestors. Sweets and clothes are given to the pujari, facing south. Food is then shared with a crow, a cow, ants and dogs, and the puja is complete.

Why devotees perform it

Devotees believe it brings happiness, peace and harmony in the family. It is said to ease obstacles and troubles linked to ancestors. It is traditionally held to help ancestors be free of the cycle of birth and death and reach moksha.

Samagri

• Ganga jal (गंगा जल)
• Kusha grass (कुशा घास)
• Milk (दूध)
• Dhoop (धूप)
• Rice (चावल)
• White thread (सफेद धागा)
• Flowers (पुष्प)
• Fruits (फल)
• Tulasi (तुलसी)
• Black sesame (काला तिल)
• Honey (शहद)
• Ghee (घी)
• Akshat (अक्षत)
• Betel nut (सुपारी)