{"id":95365,"date":"2025-09-20T15:51:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T10:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/?p=95365"},"modified":"2025-09-20T16:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T10:33:10","slug":"shradh-2025-end-date-and-time-who-should-perform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seminarsonly.com\/news\/shradh-2025-end-date-and-time-who-should-perform\/","title":{"rendered":"Shradh 2025 End Date and Time | Who Should Perform"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>In <strong data-start=\"3\" data-end=\"11\">2025<\/strong>, Shradh \/ Pitru Paksha (Mahalaya Amavasya) ends at <strong data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"75\">01:23 AM<\/strong> on <strong data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"122\">22 September, India Standard Time (IST)<\/strong>. The last day is called <strong data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"213\">Sarva Pitri Amavasya.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"315\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"25\">Shradh (Pitru Paksha)<\/strong> is a 16-day period in the <strong data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"76\">Hindu lunar calendar<\/strong> during which people perform rituals to honor their ancestors (Pitrs). It&#8217;s believed that during this time, the spirits of deceased ancestors visit the Earth, and offerings made by their descendants help them attain peace in the afterlife.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"320\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"359\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f What Is Pitru Paksha (Shradh)?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"488\">\n<li data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"386\">\n<p data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"386\"><strong data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"372\">Pitru<\/strong> = Ancestors<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"429\">\n<p data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"429\"><strong data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"399\">Paksha<\/strong> = Fortnight (14 lunar days)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"488\">\n<p data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"488\">Shradh means \u201can act performed with sincerity and faith\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"632\">\n<p data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"632\">It is observed during the <strong data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"550\">Krishna Paksha (waning moon)<\/strong> of the <strong data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"578\">Bhadrapada month<\/strong> (usually in <strong data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"604\">September<\/strong> in the Gregorian calendar).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"637\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"639\" data-end=\"662\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\ud83d\udcc5 Shradh 2025 Dates<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"815\">\n<li data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"712\">\n<p data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"712\"><strong data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"681\">Start Date:<\/strong> Monday, <strong data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"710\">8 September 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"815\">\n<p data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"815\"><strong data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"748\">End Date (Mahalaya Amavasya):<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"770\">21 September 2025<\/strong>, ending at <strong data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"813\">1:23 AM IST on 22 September<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"820\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"840\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\ud83d\udcdc Significance<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"1096\">\n<li data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"918\">\n<p data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"918\">Performing Shradh helps <strong data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"897\">liberate ancestors\u2019 souls<\/strong> (Pitru dosh nivaran)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"1003\">\n<p data-start=\"921\" data-end=\"1003\">It&#8217;s believed to grant blessings, prosperity, and remove obstacles from one\u2019s life<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1096\">\n<p data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1096\">Offering food, water, clothes, and prayers helps <strong data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1079\">repay the Pitru Rina<\/strong> (ancestral debt)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/navratri-bhog-for-9-days-2025-list-day-wise-bhog\/\">Navratri Bhog For 9 Days 2025 List\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n<hr data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1101\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1135\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\ud83d\udd0d Who Should Perform Shradh?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1334\">\n<li data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1211\">\n<p data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1211\">Typically performed by the <strong data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1180\">eldest son<\/strong> or a male member of the family<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1275\">\n<p data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1275\">If no male member is present, women or priests may perform it<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1334\">\n<p data-start=\"1278\" data-end=\"1334\">Performed for ancestors up to <strong data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1334\">three generations back<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1339\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1368\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\ud83e\ude94 Common Shradh Rituals<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1716\">\n<li data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1448\">\n<p data-start=\"1373\" data-end=\"1448\"><strong data-start=\"1373\" data-end=\"1383\">Tarpan<\/strong> \u2013 Offering water mixed with black sesame, barley, and kush grass<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1523\">\n<p data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1523\"><strong data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1465\">Pind Daan<\/strong> \u2013 Offering rice balls (pindas) to represent the ancestors<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1594\">\n<p data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1594\"><strong data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1545\">Brahmin Bhojan<\/strong> \u2013 Feeding Brahmins and giving dakshina (charity)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1595\" data-end=\"1653\">\n<p 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