Shraddha 2026 – 30 Sep – 5:00 pm

Shraddha is a time for expressing our love and gratitude to our departed family members by making offerings to help them on their onward journey.

Shraddha lasts for one fortnight from the beginning of the lunar month of Ashwin, which this years falls from the 26th September until the 10th October inclusive.

The ceremony will be led by a priest consisting of

Sankalpa, Pitri Tarpana (offering of Water to ancestors ) & Go Puja / feeding of the cows.

Location: Bhaktivedanta Manor Haveli, Hilfield Lane, Watford, WD25 8DT

Please only book tickets if you are attending in person at Bhaktivedanta Manor. We request 2 members per family only.  

What you need to bring

• Kalash (water pot) medium size (700ml)
• Bowl (wide mouth with capacity of 2 litres)
• Upto 2 litres of water (bottled)
• 1 bunch of flowers (white and yellow only)
• A mat / blanket to sit on
• A self standing framed picture (size A4/A5) of the departed family member(s) we are offering puja for
• Please remember the full names of all the departed souls you will be offering sraddha and up to three generations of your family members. please download this sheet and fill all the names. (https://www.krishnatemple.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/List-Names-of-all-family-members-for-shraddha-1.pdf)

There is no cost for this ceremony.

Any ceremony needs to include Dan (Charity) We encourage all people taking part to sponsor the prasad at the temple according to your capability.

Bg. 17.13

vidhi-hīnam asṛṣṭānnaṁ
mantra-hīnam adakṣiṇam
śraddhā-virahitaṁ yajñaṁ
tāmasaṁ paricakṣate

Any sacrifice performed without regard for the directions of scripture, without distribution of prasādam [spiritual food], without chanting of Vedic hymns and remunerations to the priests, and without faith is considered to be in the mode of ignorance.