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Tila Homa for Ancestors, Srirangapatna — Private Puja
A homa with black sesame (tila) offered for the peace of departed ancestors, on the Kaveri banks.
For whom: Traditionally performed when shraddha has been missed for years, or for ancestors whose tithi is not known.
Tila Homa for Ancestors — quick facts
Tila Homa at Srirangapatna is a private Vedic fire ritual in which black sesame is offered for your ancestors, followed by tarpan. Book online with the pitrs' names and your gotra; the video arrives on WhatsApp within 3–4 days.
- Where
- On the Kaveri at Srirangapatna, Karnataka — at the Sangama, Paschima Vahini ghat or Gosai Ghat
- Performed by
- Our pandit, privately for your family (not a group puja)
- Date
- Any day you choose
- Duration
- About 3 hours
- Sankalp
- your ancestors’ names, your name and your gotra
- You receive
- The video of your puja on WhatsApp within 3–4 days
- Price
- ₹ 5,100
- Booking closes
- 4 PM (IST), 2 days before the puja date
Choose your package
Then pick the date and enter the names for the sankalp — your ancestors’ names, your name as karta and your gotra.
What this booking includes
- Tila homa with your ancestors’ names in the sankalp
- Up to 4 pitrs named
- Purnahuti and tarpan
- Video on WhatsApp in 3–4 days
Why Srirangapatna
Srirangapatna is an island town on the Kaveri in Mandya district, Karnataka, home to the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple — Adi Ranga, the first of the five Pancharanga kshetras on the Kaveri. It is one of South India’s best-known places for ancestral rites.
Families perform tarpan, pinda pradana, shraddha and Narayana Bali on the Kaveri banks here — at the Sangama, where the two arms of the Kaveri rejoin and the Lokapavani flows in (known locally as the Triveni Sangama), at the Paschima Vahini ghat and at Gosai Ghat. On Mahalaya Amavasya thousands of people offer tarpan here.
Your puja is performed by our pandit on these banks, as the vidhi and the day require.
About this puja
Tila Homa at Srirangapatna is a Vedic fire ritual offering black sesame, or tila, into the sacred fire for your ancestors. Our pandit performs it as a private puja for your family, ending with purnahuti and tarpan for the pitrs you name. Within 3–4 days, the video of the homa is sent to you on WhatsApp.
What is Tila Homa for Ancestors?
Homa is the Vedic fire ritual, and in a tila homa the main offering is tila, black sesame, made for the ancestors. Families traditionally turn to it when regular shraddha has been missed, or as part of pitru dosha parihara, the remedy for pitru dosh. The rite opens with Ganapati puja, punyahavachana, a purification rite, and the sankalp. Kalasha sthapana, the setting up of a sacred water pot, comes before the homa itself. It ends with purnahuti, the final full offering into the fire, and tarpan for the pitrs you name.
Why devotees book it
- When regular shraddha for the family's ancestors has been missed
- As part of pitru dosha parihara, after an astrologer points to pitru dosh
- Praying for peace and satisfaction for the pitrs through a fire offering
- Seeking the ancestors' goodwill and blessings for the family's path ahead
When to book
Pitru Paksha and Amavasya are traditional times for rites for the pitrs, as is an ancestor's death tithi. Families also arrange a tila homa whenever they realise shraddha has lapsed. After booking, we confirm the date and muhurat with you over WhatsApp.
What is performed
- Ganapati puja, punyahavachana and sankalp
- Kalasha sthapana and tila homa
- Purnahuti and tarpan for the pitrs named
What you receive
- The video of your puja on WhatsApp within 3–4 days
- Date confirmation and the muhurat on WhatsApp
Prasad is not sent to your address.
This is a private puja, performed on your behalf by our pandit only for your family — not a group puja.
Read more: Tarpan, shraddha, Tripindi or Narayan Bali — which rite do you need?
On the island you can also book the Ranganatha Archana at Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna.
Pitru Tarpan at other temples
How it works
Choose the package and date, and give the names of your ancestors, your name and gotra.
Our team confirms the date and shares the muhurat fixed by the pandit.
Our pandit performs it only for your family, with your names and gotra in the sankalp.
The video of your puja reaches you on WhatsApp within 3–4 days.
Your questions, answered
It is a Vedic fire ritual in which black sesame is offered into the sacred fire for your pitrs. Our pandit performs it privately at Srirangapatna. It includes Ganapati puja, punyahavachana, sankalp, kalasha sthapana, the homa, purnahuti and tarpan.
Yes. Book online and share your name and gotra with the names of the pitrs for the tarpan. The date and muhurat are confirmed on WhatsApp, and our pandit performs the homa on your behalf.
Families traditionally perform it when regular shraddha has been missed, or as part of pitru dosha parihara. They pray for the pitrs' peace and blessings. The homa is offered in faith and does not promise any particular result.
Pitru Paksha, Amavasya and an ancestor's death tithi are traditional, and many families book it once they learn that shraddha has lapsed. After you book, the date and muhurat are confirmed with you on WhatsApp.
It includes Ganapati puja, punyahavachana and sankalp, then kalasha sthapana and the tila homa. Purnahuti and tarpan for the pitrs named complete it, and the video follows on WhatsApp. The current price is ₹ 5,100.
A video of your tila homa reaches you on WhatsApp within 3–4 days. Photos are not mentioned for this booking, so check with our team on WhatsApp if you need anything more.
Our pandit performs it at Srirangapatna as a private puja only for your family, not a group puja. As an independent service, Divine Hindu is not affiliated with any temple administration.
Sankalp details
This is a private puja — only the names you enter are included in the sankalp.
