Pitru Bali Darpanam - Offering Ancestoral feast {முன்னோர்கள் வழிப்பாடு}

This is yet another method, typically used in south India



Things needed:

Black sesame seeds
Cooked Rice
Yogurt
Yellow Flowers
Sandal wood paste
Kusha Grass {தர்ப்பை புல்}
Kindi {சிறிய நீர் குடம்} – a vessel for holding water (can use a regular glass of water if kindi is not available)




Start by praying to

Lord Ganesha
Ashwini Devatas
Maha Vishnu


And then Ancestors (Pitru) – 40 generations back, both maternal, paternal side and local souls.

May the kind Self may grant permission for us to submit the feast and for accepting that we may be blessed and make us happy. May we be blessed to submit the feast periodically. Meditate for a few seconds on



Lord Ganesha
Maha Vishnu
Ashwini Devatas
Pitru (Ancestors)


Take kindi and sprinkle water to wash hands and sprinkle on the body with the feeling of purifying the soul and body. Take Kusha grass ring (dried), purify by sprinkling water and wear it on the right hand’s ring finger. Take a small amount of Black Sesame seeds, flowers and Sandal-wood paste and meditating (few seconds) the Ancestors of forty generations submit in the water containing kindi.
Close both the openings of the kindi. Lift three times the kindi up and down in the air, Pour water from the Kindi on the ground with a concept to purify the Earth. Place a piece of Banana Leaf on the ground. Then place the Kusha grass on it. Now place one handful of cooked rice on the Kusha grass. Feel every time that we are offering this to the Ancestors.Pour some yogurt over the rice. Mix yogurt and rice. Take it in the right hand and keep it close to the heart and pray 40 generations of ancestors. Place it on the garbha grass. This is called as pindam.


Take a little sesame seeds in the hands and add water from kindi and raise the hands up and down three times and then allow it to be poured over the rice.Take a few flowers in the hands and add water from kindi and raise the hands up and down three times and then allow it to be poured over the rice(pindam). Take a little sandal wood paste in the hands and add water from kindi and raise the hands up and down three times and then allow it to be poured over the pindam.



Take the pindam along with the banana leaf, grabha grass in the left hand and the kindi in the right hand. Three times pour water in a circle on the gorund. Place the pindam (rice) in the center of the circle. Take the banana leaf and tear it into tow halves and place it on the two sides of the pindam and untie the grass ring and place it on the top of the pindam and pour water from kindi to wash the hands (outside the pindam).



Take some water in both hands and throw the water upwards to the above space, three times. On the third time, with water, clap the hands three times.


Go and take bath in shower along with the dress in the shower. Change new dress.


Read with Guru –navagraha mantra or Bhagavad or Vishnu Kavacha.


Eat cake made out of rice powder fermented with coconut water. Do this every month, the morning of Amavasi day (the previous morning of new moon day).


On the previous day of this event, it is good to avoid non-veg foods. Eat rice made foods only once a time. In the dinner, eat fruits and foods made of wheat.