Purnima Shraddha 2021

Purnima Shraddha is also known as Shraddha Purnima and Proshthapadi Purnima Shraddha (प्रोष्ठपदी पूर्णिमा). It should be noted that Mahalaya Shraddha for those who died on Purnima Tithi is done on Amavasya Shraddha Tithi and not on Bhadrapada Purnima. Although Bhadrapada Purnima Shraddha falls one day before Pitru Paksha but it is not part of Pitru Paksha. Usually, Pitru Paksha starts on the next day of Bhadrapada Purnima Shraddha.

Bhadrapada Purnima Shraddha, like Pitru Paksha Shraddhas, is Parvan Shraddhas (पार्वण श्राद्ध) and auspicious time to perform it is either Kutup Muhurat and Rohin, so on. Muhurat after that till Aparahana Kaal gets over. Tarpan (तर्पण) is done at the end of the Shraddha.