Paksha

This God Ghari is made as an offering to the ancestors on Death Anniversaries and as Pitru Paksha offerings.

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This God Ghari is made as an offering to the ancestors on Death Anniversaries and as Pitru Paksha offerings.

God Ghari Anjali 2008

Pitru Paksha (Sanskrit: पितृ पक्ष), also spelt as Pitr paksha or Pitri paksha, (literally "fortnight of the ancestors") is a 16-lunar day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors (Pitrs), especially by food offerings.

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Pitru Paksha, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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(Paksha) being then reduced by two days, the day of full-moon or that of new moon, instead of being (as usual) the fifteenth day from the first lunation becomes the thirteenth day.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

Saddhyas, the Maruts, the Vasus, the Bhargavas, and the Viswedevas are each reckoned as a Paksha.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

Saddhyas, the Maruts, the Vasus, the Bhargavas, and the Viswedevas are each reckoned as a Paksha.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

Madan and Vijaya Kumar - submitted a letter to the Commissioner stating that they were forming a separate group "Hassan Nagarikara Paksha" and that they were leaving the Congress party.

The Hindu - Front Page 2010