Amavasya is held the most auspicious day to give in the name of your ancestors. On this day you can give food and grain in the name of your pitra, once, on the coming Amavasya. The daan is made with a sankalp in your name, gotra and place. The temple's pandit ji takes the sankalp and makes the daan at the right muhurat. You can choose any amount from ₹101 to ₹10,001. The temple gives food and items worth the amount you give. The amount is charged 5 days before the daan date, so the temple can buy the items in time. After the daan, the temple sends a photo and the details of the sankalp.
Many families remember their ancestors on every Amavasya. This option is for a full year: 12 Amavasyas in a row, each time a daan in your pitra's name. The daan is made with a sankalp in your name, gotra and place. The temple's pandit ji takes the sankalp and makes the daan at the right muhurat. The exact day of each Amavasya is worked out from sunrise at the temple you choose, so the date is right for that temple. You choose the same amount for every daan, from ₹101 to ₹10,001. Each amount is charged 5 days before that daan's date, so the temple can buy the items in time. After each daan, the temple sends a photo and the details of the sankalp.
Amavasya and Purnima are the two most auspicious days of the month. This option is for a full year, a daan on both tithis, 24 in all. The daan is made with a sankalp in your name, gotra and place. The temple's pandit ji takes the sankalp and makes the daan at the right muhurat. Two temples in different places can keep the same Amavasya on different days, because sunrise comes at a different time. We take the day that holds at the temple you choose. Each amount is charged 5 days before that daan's date, so the temple can buy the items in time. After each daan, the temple sends a photo and the details of the sankalp.
The tradition names wheat and jaggery as the daan for Suryadev, and its day is Sunday. You decide how much to give, in kilos or grams. The amount follows from that weight at the temple's current rate, so you know what your money buys and how much of it. The daan is made with a sankalp in your name, gotra and place. The temple's pandit ji takes the sankalp and makes the daan at the right muhurat. The amount is charged 5 days before the daan date, so the temple can buy the items in time. After the daan, the temple sends a photo and the details of the sankalp.
The tradition names rice and ghee as the daan for Chandradev, and its day is Monday. You decide how much to give, in kilos or grams. The amount follows from that weight at the temple's current rate, so you know what your money buys and how much of it. The daan is made with a sankalp in your name, gotra and place. The temple's pandit ji takes the sankalp and makes the daan at the right muhurat. The amount is charged 5 days before the daan date, so the temple can buy the items in time. After the daan, the temple sends a photo and the details of the sankalp.
The tradition names wheat, masoor and jaggery as the daan for Mangal, and its day is Tuesday. You decide how much to give, in kilos or grams. The amount follows from that weight at the temple's current rate, so you know what your money buys and how much of it. The daan is made with a sankalp in your name, gotra and place. The temple's pandit ji takes the sankalp and makes the daan at the right muhurat. The amount is charged 5 days before the daan date, so the temple can buy the items in time. After the daan, the temple sends a photo and the details of the sankalp.
The tradition names moong and ghee as the daan for Budh, and its day is Wednesday. You decide how much to give, in kilos or grams. The amount follows from that weight at the temple's current rate, so you know what your money buys and how much of it. The daan is made with a sankalp in your name, gotra and place. The temple's pandit ji takes the sankalp and makes the daan at the right muhurat. The amount is charged 5 days before the daan date, so the temple can buy the items in time. After the daan, the temple sends a photo and the details of the sankalp.
The tradition names sugar, turmeric, yellow grain and salt as the daan for Guru (Brihaspati), and its day is Thursday. You decide how much to give, in kilos or grams. The amount follows from that weight at the temple's current rate, so you know what your money buys and how much of it. The daan is made with a sankalp in your name, gotra and place. The temple's pandit ji takes the sankalp and makes the daan at the right muhurat. The amount is charged 5 days before the daan date, so the temple can buy the items in time. After the daan, the temple sends a photo and the details of the sankalp.
The tradition names rice as the daan for Shukra, and its day is Friday. You decide how much to give, in kilos or grams. The amount follows from that weight at the temple's current rate, so you know what your money buys and how much of it. The daan is made with a sankalp in your name, gotra and place. The temple's pandit ji takes the sankalp and makes the daan at the right muhurat. The amount is charged 5 days before the daan date, so the temple can buy the items in time. After the daan, the temple sends a photo and the details of the sankalp.
The tradition names urad, sesame, oil and kulthi as the daan for Shanidev, and its day is Saturday. You decide how much to give, in kilos or grams. The amount follows from that weight at the temple's current rate, so you know what your money buys and how much of it. The daan is made with a sankalp in your name, gotra and place. The temple's pandit ji takes the sankalp and makes the daan at the right muhurat. The amount is charged 5 days before the daan date, so the temple can buy the items in time. After the daan, the temple sends a photo and the details of the sankalp.
The tradition names sesame and oil as the daan for Rahu, and its day is Saturday. Rahu and Ketu have no weekday of their own, so their daan is made on Saturday. You decide how much to give, in kilos or grams. The amount follows from that weight at the temple's current rate, so you know what your money buys and how much of it. The daan is made with a sankalp in your name, gotra and place. The temple's pandit ji takes the sankalp and makes the daan at the right muhurat. The amount is charged 5 days before the daan date, so the temple can buy the items in time. After the daan, the temple sends a photo and the details of the sankalp.
The tradition names sesame and oil as the daan for Ketu, and its day is Saturday. Rahu and Ketu have no weekday of their own, so their daan is made on Saturday. You decide how much to give, in kilos or grams. The amount follows from that weight at the temple's current rate, so you know what your money buys and how much of it. The daan is made with a sankalp in your name, gotra and place. The temple's pandit ji takes the sankalp and makes the daan at the right muhurat. The amount is charged 5 days before the daan date, so the temple can buy the items in time. After the daan, the temple sends a photo and the details of the sankalp.