Pitra Paksha / Pitru Paksha
The Government of India Ministry of Tourism festival platform describes Pitra Paksha as a 16-day Hindu tradition of paying homage to ancestors.
Date and recurrence
Movable 16-day Hindu lunar period; recheck the annual calendar before publishing a Gregorian date
The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Hindu period of remembrance and offerings for ancestors. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Pitru Paksha
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- Utsav — Ministry of Tourism, Pitra PakshaNational Tourism
Frequently asked questions
When is Pitra Paksha / Pitru Paksha?
Movable 16-day Hindu lunar period; recheck the annual calendar before publishing a Gregorian date The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve from the authoritative target-year/local calendar or organizer source; stored rule/context: Movable 16-day Hindu lunar period; recheck the annual calendar before publishing a Gregorian date.
Does Pitra Paksha / Pitru Paksha fall on the same date every year?
It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.
Is Pitra Paksha / Pitru Paksha an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Hindu period of remembrance and offerings for ancestors. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Pitra Paksha / Pitru Paksha?
The stored designation basis is: The Government of India Ministry of Tourism festival platform describes Pitra Paksha as a 16-day Hindu tradition of paying homage to ancestors.. Supporting provenance includes Utsav — Ministry of Tourism, Pitra Paksha. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Pitra Paksha / Pitru Paksha international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Hindu period of remembrance and offerings for ancestors. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.