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Plate RIT · PANAPitru TarpanaPitru Tarpana

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Pitru Tarpana

Pitru Tarpana

household · tradition unspecified

iDescription

Water libations to ancestors at sacred water bodies, especially during Pitru Paksha in Bhadrapada. An essential annual duty for all Hindu householders.

iiNames in other languages

  • पितृ तर्पण

    hin · Deva

    पूर्वजों को तिल मिश्रित जल अर्पित करने की श्राद्ध विधि। पितृपक्ष में विशेष रूप से किया जाता है।

  • பிதரு தர்ப்பணம்

    tam · Taml

  • పితృ తర్పణం

    tel · Telu

  • ಪಿತೃ ತರ್ಪಣ

    kan · Knda

  • പിതൃ തർപ്പണം

    mal · Mlym

iiiRegional variants

2 attested
  • gaya-sraddha

  • mahalaya-amavasya

vProvenance

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  1. Evidentiary classificationverified_evidence · Vamshanidhi moderation recordscholarly interpretation
  2. Regional name attestations6 translations · eng/Latn, hin/Deva, tam/Taml, tel/Telu, kan/Knda, mal/Mlymscholarly interpretation

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