When is Chaitra Amavasya: March 18 or 19? Discover Simple Rituals to Appease Ancestors
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Chaitra Amavasya on March 19: Please Ancestors, Reduce Pitru Dosha with These Rituals
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News18•13-03-2026, 13:03
Chaitra Amavasya on March 19: Please Ancestors, Reduce Pitru Dosha with These Rituals
•Chaitra Amavasya, a day of special religious significance, will be observed on March 19 due to Udayatithi, as per Ujjain's astrologer Anand Bhardwaj.
•This day is crucial for worshipping and remembering ancestors, offering tarpan to reduce Pitru Dosha and ensure family prosperity.
•Performing Surya Puja and offering water to Lord Surya on Chaitra Amavasya brings imperishable merit, reduces illnesses, and pacifies planetary defects.
•To please ancestors, wake early, bathe, and offer tarpan using black sesame, white flowers, and kush grass.
•Recite Pitru Chalisa, feed Brahmins, and offer donations for the peace of ancestral souls.
