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SrI:
Thank you Sriman Venkat Chari !
V.Sadagopan

sri:
 
sep 15/Monday - Indu varam - Mahalaya paksham begins
 
adiyen had a write up on mahalaya paksham.
 
Mahalayam means a place of large gathering. Our pitrus come to earth to stay more free
here for these 16 days to do good to their progeny. It is our duty (karthavyam) to do sraddham, Hiranya sraddham or at least tila tarpanam.
 
There are two types of observing mahalayam: Paksha mahalayam for observing everyday
of the entire mahalaya paksham (15 sraddhams); sakrun mahalayam- one day  sraddham
or tarpanam. This is in addition to Mahalaya Amavasyai sraddham or tarpaNam.
 
Restrictions:
1. If a pitru sraddham falls within mahalayam, then mahalayam (sraddham)
can be observed only after performing the pitru sraddham. Mahalayam can be performed on the next day after the pitru sraddham.

2. For sakrun mahalayam (one day),  on Fridays, prathamai, sashti, chaturdasi, ekadasi
tithis, Revati, makam nakshatrams, self -janma nakshatram, patni-janma nakshatram or
son's-janma nakshatram days should not be observed.
 
3. For some reason, if mahalayam can not be observed in bhadrapada krishna paksham,
there is time up to thula (aiyppasi) masam.
 
Exceptions:
1. For paksha mahalayam, the above days of tithi, vara and nakshatra dosha restrictions
do not apply.
2. For sakrun mahalayam, Certain days in this period are considered important: For example the day with bharani is called mahabharani;
Krishna paksha ashtami called madhyashtami; navami called vyatipadam;
Thrayodasi called Gajachaayai.

In these days (mahabharani, madhyashtami, vyatipadam or gajachayai), one should not be concerned about restricted vara, nakshatram or tithis dosham as above (under restrictions)  for sakrun mahalayam.

sakrun mahalaya sraddham can be observed from Panchami days, on Panchami, saptami, ashtami, navami, dasami,dwadasi, thrayodasi and also pita tithi (excluding pitru
sraddham day within mahalayam).

In the sankalpam of sakrun mahalaya tarpanam,  one should say .. sakrun mahalaya
sraddha pratiniti tila tarpanam karishye...
 
vachika doshaha kshantavyaha
 
sarvam sri krishnarpanam astu
 

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