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How to identify the shannavathi (96) days of an year for tharpanam?
rituals name identification-request
Amavasya - 12
Masapirappu (Sankramanas) - 12
Pournami - 12
Kruthayugathi - 1
Threthayugathi - 1
Dwaparayugathi - 1
Kaliyugathi - 1
Vaithruthi Yogas - 14
Mahalayathi -16
Ashtaka - 4
Anvashtaka - 4
Thisroshtaka -4
Apart from the listed days above, one has to perform the Tharppanam
on the Eclipse days and also on the next day to Mathru/Pithru Srardha
days.
c) Shraddham at Gaya
Now you have said that you already know some of these days. Those which
are missing from your list and those days which you can't identify are
given below:
4 Yugadi days(Yugadi day is the day on which the Yuga is believed to have
started):
In a year the Vyaptipata Yogas and Vaidruthi Yoga days are each 12 in
number and not 14 like you mentioned.(See my quote above,they list 12
days for each of these yogas).
A hindu day consist of 5 limbs or the "Panchangas" one of which is the
Yoga other 4 being Tithi,Nakshtra,Vara and Karana.