Fourth Purattaasi Sani Today October 10: Mahalaya Amavasai Temple Guide

Why this matters to Tamil Nadu

Mahalaya Amavasai is the single most important day for performing Pitru rituals in the Tamil calendar — it is the day on which all ancestors can be honoured regardless of their death tithi, making it the final opportunity for families who could not observe Shraddham on earlier Paksham dates. Its coincidence with the fourth Purattaasi Sani is rare and doubly significant — millions of Tamil devotees will be at temples for both Lord Vishnu and ancestor rituals simultaneously. Rameswaram crowd levels tomorrow will be at their year's highest — pilgrims planning to visit must leave before 5 AM to manage queues.