Purnima Shraddha
A sacred day for remembering and honouring departed ancestors.
Lunar calendar rule
Purnima tithi of Bhadrapada, the day before Pitru Paksha.
Significance
Shraddha offered on Purnima for ancestors who passed away on a full-moon tithi, opening the ancestral fortnight.
Traditional observance
Tarpan, pind daan and offerings of food in remembrance of ancestors.
In Mauritius
Observed by Hindu families across Mauritius ahead of Pitru Paksha.
Calculated timings
Reference location: Port Louis, Mauritius · UTC+04:00
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Sunrise
Local apparent sunrise for the selected location.
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Sunset
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Tithi start / end
Interpolated from ephemeris Sun–Moon elongation.
The date shown is provisional. It has not yet been derived by a verified Mauritius-aware Panchang rule or checked against an official Mauritius calendar, and is never adjusted by hand. Source: not yet verified · Last verified: —.