🪔 About Phalgun Amavasya

All Amavasya days are appropriate for performing Shraddh rituals to appease ancestors. It is auspicious to do ritual bathing and charity on this day. According to Muni Ved Vyas, meditating and fasting on Amavasya gives merits equal to feeding thousands of cows.

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🙏 How to Do Pooja

Recommended Ritual: Elabroate Yagna of Ma Durga (15 min)

  1. Wake up early and take a bath.
  2. Clean your home and puja space thoroughly.
  3. Perform the recommended ritual with devotion.
  4. Offer flowers, fruits, and incense.
  5. Chant mantras or prayers specific to this occasion.
  6. Conclude with aarti and distribute prasad.

✅ Do's & Don'ts

✅ Do's

  • Wake up early, bathe, and wear clean clothes.
  • Light a lamp and pray to your chosen deity.
  • Perform Pitru Tarpan and pray for the peace and blessings of your ancestors.
  • Spend time in japa, kirtan, scripture study, and self-reflection.
  • Maintain gentle behavior, forgiveness, and sweet, truthful speech.
  • Donate food, clothes according to your capacity or help those in need.

⚠️ Don'ts

  • Avoid eggs, non-vegetarian food, and alcohol.
  • Avoid anger, gossip, criticism, lies, and other negative behaviors.