Pitrus are our ancestors and we owe our existence to our pitrus. When the going is tough, our Pitrus help our journey.  As a custom, three generations of elders are invoked for Pitru karya. These are pita, pitamaha, and pra-pitamaha. These respectively translate to paternal, grand-paternal, and great-grand-paternal generations. Fathers’ generation belongs to Vasu gana. Grand parental generation belong to Rudra gana.........

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