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2016 Bharani Shraddha during Pitru Paksha for Lancaster, California, United States

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2016 Maha Bharani Shraddha

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2016
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Lancaster, United States
Maha Bharani Shraddha
19th
September 2016
Monday / सोमवार
Bharani Shraddha
Shraddha

Shraddha Ritual Timings

Maha Bharani Shraddha on Monday, September 19, 2016
Kutup (कुतुप) Muhurat - 12:21 PM to 01:10 PM
Duration - 00 Hours 49 Mins
Rohina (रौहिण) Muhurat - 01:10 PM to 01:59 PM
Duration - 00 Hours 49 Mins
Aparahna (अपराह्न) Kaal - 01:59 PM to 04:26 PM
Duration - 02 Hours 27 Mins
Bharani Nakshatra Begins - 09:59 AM on Sep 19, 2016
Bharani Nakshatra Ends - 07:41 AM on Sep 20, 2016

Notes: All timings are represented in 12-hour notation in local time of Lancaster, United States with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours which are past midnight are suffixed with next day date. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.

2016 Bharani Shraddha

Bharani Shraddha is done during Pitru Paksha when Bharani Nakshatra prevails during Aparahna Kala. Bharani Nakshatra prevails either on Chaturthi Tithi or Panchami Tithi during Mahalaya Paksha.

Bharani Shraddha is known as Chauth Bharani or Bharani Panchami when Bharani Nakshatra prevails during Aparahna on Chaturthi Tithi or on Panchami Tithi respectively. (In some years Bharani Nakshatra might also prevail on Tritiya Tithi. Hence Bharani Shraddha is not linked to any Tithi.)

Bharani Shraddha is known as Maha Bharani Shraddha. Nakshatra Bharani is significant during Pitru Paksha because it is ruled by Yama, the God of the Death.

The benefits of doing Bharani Shraddha are equivalent to those of Gaya Shraddha. Usually Bharani Nakshatra Shraddha is done once after the death of the person but according to Dharmasindhu it can also be done every year.

Pitru Paksha Shraddhas are Parvan Shraddhas (पार्वण श्राद्ध) and auspicious time to perform them is either Kutup Muhurat and Rohina etc. Muhurat after that till Aparahna Kala gets over. Tarpan (तर्पण) is done at the end of the Shraddha.

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