The pitris (Sanskrit: पितृ, lit. 'forefathers', IAST: Pitṛ) are the spirits of departed ancestors in Hinduism. Following an individual's death, the performance...
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Pitru Paksha (redirect from Pitri Paksha)
to their ancestors (Pitri), especially through food offerings. The period is also known as Pitarpas, Pitri Paksha/Pitr-Paksha, Pitri Pokkho, Sorah Shraddha...
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'pitr' – both from paternal and maternal side – collectively during the Pitri Paksha or Shraaddha paksha ('fortnight of ancestors'), right before Sharad...
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Grace Petrie (/ˈpitri/, born 24 July 1987) is an English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Leicester, England. She was hailed in The Guardian as...
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Parents' Worship Day, known as Matri Pitri Poojan Diwas (also Matru Pitru Poojan Divas) was started by Asaram Bapu in 2007 as an alternative to Valentine's...
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Jalen Pitre (/ˈpiːtri/ PEE-tree; born June 3, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League...
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the new moon day of Bhadra month. It is also known as Gokarna Aunsi or Pitri Tirpani Aunsi. In recent years, Nepalese non–Hindus have also adopted the...
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Shahrul Pitri Jusoh is a Malaysian serial killer who murdered three children in Kampung Sungai Haji Mohamad, Selekoh, Perak. He was sentenced to death...
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are performed. It is as much an agricultural festival as a religious one. Pitri Paksha (literally "fortnight of the ancestors") is a 16–lunar day period...
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Hindu units of time (section Pitri)
month) of Pitris = 30 solar months (2.5 solar years) 12 months (1 year) of Pitris = 30 solar years (1 month of Devas) 100 years (lifespan) of Pitris = 3,000...
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the dead and, depending on their deeds, assigns them to the realm of the Pitris (forefathers), Naraka (hell), or to be reborn on the earth. Yama is one...
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seen as a special place to perform the rite, and hosts a fair during the Pitri Paksha period. Bihar has a total of three operational airports as of 2020:...
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Pitri Sharan Raturi (1920–1991) was an officer of the Indian National Army and later, of the Indian Police Service. He commanded the 1st battalion of...
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Bhuvar-loka Suvar-loka Mahar-loka Janar-loka Tapar-loka Satya-loka Brahma-loka Pitri-loka Soma-loka Indra-loka Gandharva-loka Rakshasa-loka Yaksha-loka Large...
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Bihari culture (section Pitri Paksha Mela)
about 500,000 to 750,000 pilgrims arrive in Gaya each year during the Pitri Paksha Mela. The Sonepur cattle fair, a month-long event starting approximately...
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திலதர்பணம்) is a specific form of tarpana involving libations offered to the pitri (deceased ancestors) using water and sesame seeds during Pitru Paksha or...
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Daniel Joseph Petry (/ˈpiːtriː/ PEE-tree; born November 13, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1979–87 and...
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the visvedevas. These privileges were bestowed on them by Brahma and the Pitri as a reward for severe austerities they had performed on the Himalayas....
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Jeffrey Petry (/ˈpiːtriː/ PEE-tree; born December 9, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Detroit Red Wings of the National...
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"Hasil Pencarian - KBBI Daring". kbbi.kemdikbud.go.id. Retrieved 2021-11-10. Pitri, Nandia (2019). "Batik Incung dan Islam di Kerinci". Jurnal Islamika: Jurnal...
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activities accordingly.[better source needed] Mid-Sha'ban Baraat Bon Festival Pitri Paksha Sufism Yaqazeh "Shab-e-Barat". IslamicFinder. Retrieved 17 March...
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Edward Oliver James "Ed" Petrie (/ˈpiːtri/; born 22 August 1978) is an English actor, comedian, and television presenter. Petrie was born and raised in...
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September–October Hispanic Heritage Month Chehlum Imam Hussain (religious) Oktoberfest Pitri Paksha (religious) Rosh Hashanah / Feast of Trumpets (TX, NY, religious)...
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India's ancient legal and religious texts. Common examples of such use are pitri dharma (meaning a person's duty as a father), putra dharma (a person's duty...
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as cow-eared (Gokarna) and new moon night (Aunsi). Pitri Aunsi is another name of the festival. Pitri means spirits of the departed ancestors in Hindu culture...
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September–October Hispanic Heritage Month Chehlum Imam Hussain (religious) Oktoberfest Pitri Paksha (religious) Rosh Hashanah / Feast of Trumpets (TX, NY, religious)...
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honoured, and venerated in India. The spirit of a dead person is called a Pitri, which is venerated. When a person dies, the family observes a thirteen-day...
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corruption of morality. Shri Yogi Vedanta Seva Samiti organized a Matri Pitri Poojan Divas ("mother-father worship day") on 14 February, as a form of...
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mantra. They are 1.agni, 2.vāyu, 3.sūrya, 4.īśāna, 5.āditya, 6.āṅgiras, 7.pitri, 8. bharga, 9.āryamān, 10.gandharva, 11.pūṣā, 12. maitrāvaruṇa, 13.tvaṣṭā...
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Administrative Service; had worked as Consul-General of India in Lhasa 6 Pitri Sharan Raturi, IPS 28 June 1972 11 July 1977 formerly of the INA. Promoted...
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