Pitru Paksha 2025 Start And End Date; Check Shradh Dates And Calendar With Tithi

Pitru Paksha 2025 or Shradh 2025 a 16-day period in the Hindu calendar dedicated to honour ancestors. Devotees make food offerings and perform rituals like Shradh or Tarpana. Though it is seen as an inauspicious time because it's linked to death rites, this sacred period, also called Sorah Shraddha, Mahalaya, or Apara Paksha is observed with devotion. In southern and western India, this period begins a day after Ganesh Utsav, ending on Sarvapitri Amavasya or Mahalaya Amavasya. In northern India and Nepal, it happens during the waning part of Ashvina. This year, Pitru Paksha 2025 start date falls on 7th September 2025.

Check out the Pitru Paksha 2025 start and end date, shradh date calendar with their tithi below:

Pitru Paksha 2025 Start And End Date

Pitru Paksha 2025 Start Date: 7th September 2025, Sunday

Pitru 2025 End Date: 21st September 2025, Sunday

Pitru Paksha 2025: Shradh Dates Calendar

Below is the list of Shradh Dates In Pitru Paksha 2025 according to the Panchang:

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Devotees honour the ancestors during the sacred period of Pitru Paksha or Shradh. (Image Source: The Daily Jagran) 

Pitru Paksha 2025: Significance And Rituals

In Hindu belief, the southern celestial sphere is dedicated to ancestors, which makes the Sun’s shift into this sphere deeply significant. This moment marks the beginning of Pitru Paksha, a sacred time for performing rituals and prayers for the ancestoes. According to tradition, souls of the past three generations reside in Pitriloka, a realm between heaven and earth governed by Yama, the god of death. Through Shradh rites, prayers are offered to seek peace, release from suffering and even moksha for these souls, while also blessing those who perform the rituals with happiness and harmony.

Sacred scriptures and epics in Hindiuism highlight the importance of Pitru Paksha. The Mahabharata narrates the story of Karna, who suffered hunger in heaven because he had offered wealth but never food to his ancestors. To make amends, he was allowed to return to earth and perform Shradh, which became the basis of observing this significant period dedicated to the ancestors. Scriptures such as the Garuda Purana and Markandeya Purana emphasise that performing Shraddha ensures the soul’s journey to heaven. It is regarded as a son’s duty, bringing blessings of health, knowledge, prosperity and salvation when ancestors are satisfied and happy with the offerings made in their memory.

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Pitri Paksha also strengthens the sense of lineage, as Shraddha involves remembering three past generations while acknowledging the living and future ones. This deepens family ties and honours the debt one owes to forefathers. In Bengal, the conclusion of Pitri Paksha on Mahalaya Amavasya marks the spiritual beginning of Durga Puja, one of the most celebrated festivals. On this day, devotees believe Goddess Durga descends to earth, and people wake early to chant hymns from the Devi Mahatmya and listen to the recitation of Mahisasuramardini, which celebrates the goddess’s triumph. Ancestors are honoured with offerings both at home and in the sacred places.