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    This document provides instructions for performing a ritual to honor ancestors. It includes: 1) Finding a quiet spot facing east with offerings of a mat, water, and black sesame seeds. 2) Chanting the Pitru-Gayatri mantra 11 times to call upon ancestors, then stating intentions to include all known and unknown ancestors. 3) Inviting the ancestors to accept offerings by chanting the Avaahanam mantra 3 times and the Pitru mantra 3 times while pouring water over sesame seeds. 4) Thanking the ancestors and sending them on their way by chanting the Gayatri mantra 11 times.

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    This document provides instructions for performing a ritual to honor ancestors. It includes: 1) Finding a quiet spot facing east with offerings of a mat, water, and black sesame seeds. 2) Chanting the Pitru-Gayatri mantra 11 times to call upon ancestors, then stating intentions to include all known and unknown ancestors. 3) Inviting the ancestors to accept offerings by chanting the Avaahanam mantra 3 times and the Pitru mantra 3 times while pouring water over sesame seeds. 4) Thanking the ancestors and sending them on their way by chanting the Gayatri mantra 11 times.

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    This document provides instructions for performing a ritual to honor ancestors. It includes: 1) Finding a quiet spot facing east with offerings of a mat, water, and black sesame seeds. 2) Chanting the Pitru-Gayatri mantra 11 times to call upon ancestors, then stating intentions to include all known and unknown ancestors. 3) Inviting the ancestors to accept offerings by chanting the Avaahanam mantra 3 times and the Pitru mantra 3 times while pouring water over sesame seeds. 4) Thanking the ancestors and sending them on their way by chanting the Gayatri mantra 11 times.

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    Pitru Pooja

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    This document provides instructions for performing a ritual to honor ancestors. It includes: 1) Finding a quiet spot facing east with offerings of a mat, water, and black sesame seeds. 2) Chanting the Pitru-Gayatri mantra 11 times to call upon ancestors, then stating intentions to include all known and unknown ancestors. 3) Inviting the ancestors to accept offerings by chanting the Avaahanam mantra 3 times and the Pitru mantra 3 times while pouring water over sesame seeds. 4) Thanking the ancestors and sending them on their way by chanting the Gayatri mantra 11 times.

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    Find a quiet corner of a room or balcony where you can sit down facing East.

    You will need: 1 mat to sit on; 1 glass of water, a small bowl of BLACK sesame seeds (til); a plate into which
    you can release water & your list of mantras.

    Mantras required: Pitru-Gayatri; Avaahanam Mantra; Pitru-Mantra; Gayatri-Mantra to close the show.

    PITRU-GAYATRI MANTRA is chanted 11 times to activate all your Pitrus from Ethers above, so that their at-
    tention turns towards you. You may not know who your Pitrus (ancestors) are; but when you begin to chant
    Pitru-Gayatri, you will start radiating unique vibrations.These vibrations will be unique to you, and will res-
    onate through Ethers via your body, your mind, your sound & your intentions. Vibration emitted by you will be
    like no one else; so Pitrus whom you are intentionally reaching out to, will immediately turn their attention to
    you.

    Before you begin Pitru-Gayatri, it’s important to put forward the following intention (mentally & in your own
    thoughts & words) towards Ethers: “All ancestors from my father’s side; all ancestors from my mother’s side;
    all ancestors from my better-half’s side……all ancestors known to me; all ancestors unknown to me; all
    Pitrus in Ethers who may have no descendants…;…all Pitrus in Ethers whose descendants may have forgot-
    ten them; all friends who have passed into Ethers…;…and souls of all animals who dies feeding me & my
    family, directly or indirectly. Please turn your attention towards me.”

    Now chant the PITRU-GAYATRI MANTRA (11 times in succession):


    PITRU-GAYATRI:
    “OM PITRU GANAAYA VIDMAHE
    JAGAT DHAARINEY DHEEMAHI
    TANNO PITRO PRACHODAYAAT”

    If you’re good at visualization, you will see your Pitrus few feet above you, surrounding you in a semi-circle,
    facing you. You have now caught your Pitrus’ attention; next step is to invite them to accept your meager of-
    fering of black sesame seeds & water.

    Invitation is extended by chanting the AVAAHANAM-MANTRA (3 times in succession):


    AVAAHANAM-MANTRA: “OM AAGACHH-ANNTU ME PITRU EMAM GRIHANTI JALAANJALIM”

    I invite you into my home to accept my offering of sesame seeds & water to quench your hunger & thirst.
    Then you chant the PITRU-MANTRA (3 times in succession).
    PITRU-MANTRA:-
    “OM SARVA PITRU DEVAAYA NAMAHA…
    TRIPTAYAAMIDAM TILODAHAM –VA – JALAANJALIM
    TASMAI SWADHAA NAMAHA
    TASMAI SWADHAA NAMAHA
    TASMAI SWADHAA NAMAHA” 

    Take black sesame seeds in right hand. While chanting PITRU-MANTRA, pour water over sesame seeds
    into plate. Water has to flow from between thumb & index finger AND NOT from front of palms flowing over
    fingers, as we normally do. The water that will flow between thumb & index finger will automatically flow to-
    wards South direction as you are facing East.

    The direction of Pitrus is South.

    Now request them to proceed to Vishnu-Lok, the gates of which you have desired open, by parting with a bit
    of your good karma. As a closure & thank-you, chant the GAYATRI-MANTRA (11 times in succession), dur-
    ing which time your Pitrus will depart.

    GAYATRI-MANTRA
    “OM BHUR BHUVAHA SWAAHAA
    TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM BHARGO
    DEVASYA DHEEMAHI
    DHEEYO YONAHA PRACHODAYAAT”

    If you’re someone like me who enjoys having a verbal dialogue with those gathered; then do so before you
    chant the GAYATRI-MANTRA.
    BHARANI SHRAADH, which falls roughly on 4th/5th day of Pitru-Paksh has special significance.

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