Pitru Paksha Katha
Karna, the incredible King of the Mahabharata, gave all his wealth in form of gold, gems, cash, and so on when he was alive. Due to which he reached Heaven after death. When he requested food, he was served gold and gems. Karna approached Yama the purpose behind the serving of gold rather than food to him. Yama let him know that till he or his descendents give food to needy individuals he would not get food. Karna’s children were likewise passed on in the war. Nobody arrived to perform food charity in his memory.
Karna had never given any food in memory of his ancestors as he was not aware of them. He asked Yama to send him back to earth that he will donate food and then return back to the Heaven. Yama concurred and send Karna to earth for 14 days amid which Karna feed poor and needy individuals. He likewise watched customs to his dead ancestors even he was unaware of them. Karna came back to the Heaven following 14 days and got a lot of food. These 14 days are known as Mahalaya Paksha. It is trusted that offering oblations and giving food during these days would get salvation to individual and his dead ancestors.
Pitru Paksha starts on Ashwin Krishna Pratipada and closes on Ashwin Amavasya (Mahalaya Amavasya) in North Indian Hindi timetables.It is also called as Sarve Pitri Amavasya. The fortnight committed to dead ancestors begins on Bhadrapad Krishna Padyami and closes on Bhadrapada Amavasya in Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, and Telugu calendars. Pitru Paksha 2015 begins on September 28 and closures on October 12.