Lord Mahalaya Pitru Paksha Shraddh Calendar Dates 2011

Shradh Dates 2011 as per Hindu calendar followed in India is from September 13 to September 27, 2011. In Hinduism, Shradh is the rituals performed by relatives for the departed souls of dead ancestors, parents and relatives. Below are the Mahalaya Pitru Paksha and Shradh 2011 dates. Tarpan and Shradh are performed on all Amavasi or no moon days. But the most important period to perform Shradh is the Pitru Paksha period during the Krishna Paksha fortnight in Ashwin month (September – October). In some regions this period is the Bhadrapad Krishna Paksha.

Pitru Paksha Shraddh Dates in 2011

September 13, 2011 – Mahalya Pitru Paksha begins
September 14, 2011 – Dwitiya Shradh
September 15 – Tritiya Shradh
September 16 – Chaturthi Shradh
September 17 – Panchami Shradh
September 18 – Shasti Shradh
September 19 – Saptami Shradh
September 20, 2011 – Ashtami Shradh
September 21, 2011 – Navami Shradh
September 22, 2011 – Dasami Shradh
September 23, 2011 – Ekadashi Shradh
September 24, 2011 – Dwadashi Shradh
September 25, 2011 – Trayodashi Shradh
September 26, 2011 – Chaturdashi Shradh
September 27, 2011 – Mahalaya Amavasi – Most important day of Shradh

Shradh and Tarpan are also performed on all Amavasi day in a year. You can find the Amavasi dates in 2011 in this earlier article – Amavas 2011 dates.

Apart from this Shradh is also performed on the birth star of the dead person and also on the nakshatra the person died.
Another popular date for performing Shradh is the Basant Panchami day in Magh month. In 2011, Basant Panchami.