Mahalaya Amavasya 2024 Lok. Pitru paksha shraddha is also known as mahalaya paksha shraddha. “ amavasya ” is the new moon day in the hindu calendar.
Mahalaya amavasya is an auspicious and significant day to honour our ancestors and the divine qualities of the goddess durga. Mahalaya amavasya tharpanam or tarpan and rituals are performed to.