About this puja
Tripindi Shraddha is a shraddha offered with three pinds, one for each of three generations of elders, with pujan of Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra alongside.
It is the vidhi kept where the yearly shraddha has been left undone across three generations, so that the three are offered together rather than one by one.
At Trimbakeshwar it is usually performed on the Kushavarta ghat, on a tithi chosen with the family.
When families perform it
- Where no shraddha has been performed in the family for three generations.
- During Pitru Paksha, or on a tithi the purohit sets aside for it.
- When a family is already at Trimbakeshwar for the ancestral rites.
On the day
Sankalp and punyahavachan on the Kushavarta ghat.
Pujan of Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra, then tarpan for the three generations.
Three pinds offered, one to each generation, then daan and aarti.
Before you come
What to bring and wear
- Whatever names of the three generations of elders the family can gather
- A plain white or light dhoti or sari
- The family gotra, if it is known
Common questions
How is this different from the Pitra Dosh vidhi?
Tripindi Shraddha is a shraddha with three pinds for three generations. The other is a shanti vidhi with tarpan and pind daan. Families often ask about both and then decide.
Is a particular day needed?
Certain tithis are traditionally preferred for it. The day is chosen together before anything is fixed.
- Duration
- One day, around 4 hours
- Muhurat
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- Dakshina
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Also performed
Related pujas
- Kaal Sarp Dosh Pujaकाल सर्प दोष पूजाPerformed for a person whose janam patrika shows the Kaal Sarp yoga.One day, around 4 hours
- Pitra Dosh Nivaran Pujaपितृ दोष निवारण पूजाA shanti vidhi performed at the ghat in the name of the family's departed elders.One day, 3 to 4 hours
- Narayan Nagbali Pujaनारायण नागबली पूजाTwo separate rites, Narayan Bali and Nag Bali, performed over three days at Trimbakeshwar.Three days, one after the other