A Pitru Tarpan is your way of honouring and thanking your ancestors.
By making a symbolic offering to your departed ancestors, you express gratitude to them and pray for their eternal peace by praying to the divine cosmic energy, the Supreme God.
A Pitru Tarpan is typically organized in the Hindu month of Bhadra or Bhaadarva (which falls during August and September), which is the autumn season. The falling of leaves symbolises the old giving way to the new and the perennial revolving of the sansaar chakra (the wheel of life or world).
As the land founded and blessed by Bhagwan Shri Krishna Himself, Dwarka stands unique among the holy cities in the Hindu Sanatana Dharma. And that makes it a special location for Pitru Tarpan of your forefathers, those who are no more with you and live only in your fond memories.
Holding Pitru Tarpan vidhi in Dwarka is special because:
- Holy: Dwarka is a holy city and it grants you the ultimate satisfaction of having thanked your ancestors in your best possible manner.
- Jyotirlinga: It is close to the Nageshwara Jyotirlinga, one of the 12 supreme Shiva Jyotirlingas of the Hindu Dharma.
- The Sea: Dwarka sits on a water body, the Arabian Sea, which is significant for such traditional offerings.
- Experts: The trained religious experts here can carry out detailed rites as laid down by authentic scriptures.
- Ghat: The river Gomti and its famous, respected Gomti Ghat have a unique place in the Hindu faith.
