Tritiya Shraddha 2025: Honouring Ancestors with Sacred Rituals and Offerings

Tritiya Shraddha, also known as Teej Shraddha, is a significant Hindu festival. It is observed to honour and remember deceased ancestors. This festival falls on 9th October 2025, a Wednesday. The rituals are performed by the eldest family member to express gratitude and seek blessings from ancestors.

According to the Brahma Purana, pleasing one's deceased ancestors on Tritiya Shraddha can bring divine blessings from all the Gods. In Hindu belief, ancestors are worshipped before even the Gods. Performing these rituals during Pitru Paksha is considered highly auspicious and fruitful.

Tritiya Shraddha rituals are performed to express gratitude and remembrance for deceased ancestors. It is a sacred day to pay homage by offering special puja and hawan. The rituals are for family members who died on the Tritiya tithi, including both Krishna Paksha and Shukla Paksha of any month.

How Tritiya Shraddha is Celebrated

On this day, the eldest family member performs shraddha rituals. They wake up early, bathe, and wear clean clothes like a dhoti and sacred thread. A special puja is offered with mantra chanting. Pinda-daan involves making rice and flour balls called pinda, offered with flowers and water to ancestors.

The favourite dishes of the deceased are prepared and offered to holy cows and crows, believed to link this world with the ancestors' world. Food is also offered to dogs and ants. Brahmins and pandits are fed and given dakshina and clothes as part of the rituals.

Tritiya Shraddha Attire

During Tritiya Shraddha, it is customary to wear clean clothes. The preferred attire includes a dhoti and janeyu (sacred thread). Wearing clean attire symbolises purity and respect while performing the rituals for the ancestors.

Tritiya Shraddha Food

Satvik food is prepared during Tritiya Shraddha. This includes simple vegetarian dishes without onion or garlic. The favourite dishes of the deceased are also prepared as offerings. These offerings are made to holy cows, crows, dogs, and ants as part of the ritual.

Tritiya Shraddha Wishes

1. May your Tritiya Shraddha be filled with peace and blessings from your ancestors.

2. Wishing you a serene Tritiya Shraddha filled with love and remembrance.

3. May your ancestors bless you abundantly on this Tritiya Shraddha.

4. Sending you warm wishes for a meaningful Tritiya Shraddha.

5. May your Tritiya Shraddha bring you closer to your roots and traditions.

6. Wishing you a blessed Tritiya Shraddha filled with divine grace.

7. May this Tritiya Shraddha bring peace to your departed loved ones.

8. Sending heartfelt wishes for a peaceful Tritiya Shraddha.

9. May your prayers be answered on this sacred Tritiya Shraddha.

10. Wishing you a day of reflection and gratitude on Tritiya Shraddha.

11. May your ancestors' blessings guide you on this Tritiya Shraddha.

12. Sending you love and light on this auspicious Tritiya Shraddha.

13. May your family find peace on this holy Tritiya Shraddha.

14. Wishing you a day filled with cherished memories on Tritiya Shraddha.

15. May this Tritiya Shraddha bring harmony to your home.

16. Sending prayers for a blessed Tritiya Shraddha for you and your family.

17. May your offerings be accepted on this sacred Tritiya Shraddha.

18. Wishing you spiritual fulfilment on this holy day of Tritiya Shraddha.

19. May your heart be filled with gratitude on this Tritiya Shraddha.

20. Sending you peace and blessings on this special day of Tritiya Shraddha.