30Sept
Masik Shivaratri
VratMonthly Shiva worship night — fast and evening puja
- Night vigil
- Shiva puja
- Rudrabhishek
Thursday, 30 September 2179
Today’s festivals
30Sept
Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Mahalaya)
Major festivalLast and most important day of Pitru Paksha — all ancestor worship
- Tarpan
- Pinda Daan
- Brahmin bhojan
30Sept
Amavasya
ObservanceNew Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan
- Pitru Tarpan
- Ancestor remembrance
- Shradh
30Sept
Chaturdashi Shraddha (Day 14)
Major festivalSpans 15 days
Fifteen days of ancestor worship (Day 14 of 15)