Aati Amavasya observed to pay Tribute to Ancestors

By Snehalatha, Udupi
Bellevision Media Network

Malpe, 20 July 2012: Udupi: On the occasion of Karkataka Aati Amavasya tribute was paid to the ancestors at the  Malpe sea shore on Thrusday July 19, 2012.

Hundreds of people from various places came here to perform ‘Pitru Trapana’, a religious ritual performed to pay homage to the ancestors. People took holy dip in the sea  and performed the ritual of ‘Pinda pradhaana’. Traditional rituals were performed.

 

 

In Tulunadu, during ’ Karkataka Aati Amavasya ’ as part of the tradition people drink a concoction prepared from the barks of ‘Pale Mara’.
 
 
The bark is pulped with various other ingredients like garlic, pepper and cumin seeds and the juice is a potent disease reliever. On the first three days of Aati Amavasya the ’Pale Mara’ is believed to be having special medicinal values.