Gokarna - Shradh Puja

Shradh Puja is a ceremony performed during the Shradh period which is also known as Pitru Pakash. The main focus of shradh puja is to offer food and their favourite items to the departed ancestors. A common offering like rice, vegetables, sweets, milk, fruit and water is done. Throughout the puja, various prayers and mantras are chanted. It is believed that performing this puja in Gokarna, helps the souls of the ancestors find peace and blesses their family.

At first Sankalp is taken in the name of the devotees. Then invoking of Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva and other deits are done with the help of mantras and prayers by the pujari. Then offering of things like rice, sesame seeds, flowers, fruits, sweets etc are done for the ancestors by the devotees with the help of Vedic rituals and mantras by the pujari. At last, aarti is done by the pujari and the ritual is completed.