Today, Thursday 27 February 2025 … is Amaavasya day (New Moon day)… a day when I must perform the “pitru tarpanam” rite mandated by Vedic “sastra” in remembrance and obeisance of my parents, grandparents and great grandparents, both paternal and maternal. ***** ***************** ****** These days youngsters in even Tambrahm families and homes demand “rational,Continue reading “Sans “jargon monoxide”, how to explain my personal understanding of “Pitru-Tarpanam” and “Paarvana Shraddham””