Varshika Shraddha
Honoring the departed with gratitude, liberation, and blessings for generations.
₹15000.00₹14500.00
Varshika Shraddha is an important Hindu samskara that connects the living with their ancestors. This annual ceremony is performed on the same Thithi as the individual’s passing, and it helps ensure the soul’s peace, liberation from earthly attachments, and safe transition to higher realms.
During the ritual, the family offers pinda (rice balls), tilodaka (sesame water), prayers, and food to the priests. These offerings are believed to nourish the departed soul and strengthen ancestral blessings for the family. Vedic mantras are chanted to remove karmic blockages, ancestral grievances, and negative energies that may affect the lineage.
The ceremony purifies the family’s karma, deepens spiritual connection, and brings blessings of health, harmony, prosperity, and protection.
Varshika Shraddha, also known as the Annual Death Ceremony, is a sacred ritual performed to honor one’s ancestors on their death anniversary as per the Hindu lunar calendar. This ceremony expresses gratitude, seeks blessings, and ensures the peaceful journey of the departed soul in the afterlife.
The ritual includes offering pinda, sesame seeds, water, and prayers, which nourish and elevate the soul. Two priests traditionally perform the ceremony and are served lunch as part of the rituals.
Additionally, during the first year after death, families also perform 16 Masika Shraddhas, culminating in Varshika Shraddha.
Ensures peace and liberation (moksha) for the departed soul.
Strengthens the bond between ancestors and descendants.
Removes ancestral doshas, grievances, and negative influences.
Purifies the family’s karmic debts and spiritual blockages.
Brings blessings of prosperity, health, and overall well-being.
Helps resolve unresolved emotional or spiritual issues.
Provides guidance and protection for living family members.
Supports spiritual growth and family harmony.
Gokarna, one of the Sapta Muktikshetras, is a sacred town on Karnataka’s western coast, renowned for its divine connection to Lord Shiva. The spiritual vibrations of this place make it extremely auspicious for performing ancestral rituals.
Performing Varshika Shraddha in Gokarna is believed to:
Multiply the spiritual merit of the ceremony.
Ensure deeper purification and liberation for the ancestors.
Offer special blessings due to the presence of Lord Shiva.
Enhance the effectiveness of Shraddha rituals.
The presence of the Mahabaleshwar Temple, ancient shrines, and the confluence of divine energies from both Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu makes Gokarna a powerful place for performing Shraddha.
Families who perform the ritual here believe that their ancestors attain higher spiritual realms and that their lineage receives long-lasting peace, protection, and blessings.
At Pujaparampara, experienced Vedic Pathshala–trained Purohits perform Varshika Shraddha with complete samagri, guiding families with tradition, purity, and devotion.