Srinagar, Sept. 17 -- Pitru Paksha has got great significance in Sanatan Dharma and this is described in our religious scriptures. .According to the Hindu religion ,it is believed that during the Pitru Paksha period ,souls of forefathers come to the Earth and their family members perform rituals to offer peace and sustenance to them and seek their blessings .The scriptures ordain us to perform Shradha of our dead ancestors for their peace of mind on their date of death and also during the Pitru Paksha which is a 15 days period and comes annually once in the first half of the Ashiwan month of the Hindu Calendar .It is believed that a person is indebted to gods, Pitrus-dead ones and to Rishis and one has to repay debt obligation to all the ...