# Thai Amavasai 2027: Date and Rituals

> Thai Amavasai 2027 is on Saturday, 6 February. This is the new moon (Amavasai) of a Tamil month, a main day for tarpana for the ancestors.

Source: https://www.hinducalendar.today/festivals/thai-amavasai

## Significance & Spiritual Meaning

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Significance & Spiritual Meaning

This is the new moon (Amavasai) of a Tamil month, a main day for tarpana for the ancestors.

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

The new moons of Thai and Aadi, and of Purattasi (Mahalaya), are the three most important for rites to the ancestors in Tamil Nadu, at rivers and at the sea.

## Key Rituals & Observance

Step-by-step sacred rituals and worship practices

1. 1 Step 1 A holy bath and tarpana with sesame and water.
2. 2 Step 2 Food for the Brahmins, the crow and the poor.
3. 3 Step 3 Prayers at the temple.

## Sacred Deity & Powerful Mantras

The Ancestors (Pitrs) • Vedic and Puranic chants for peace and blessings

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#### The Ancestors (Pitrs) · Mantra

ॐ पितृभ्यः स्वधा नमः ॥

Om Pitrubhyah Svadha Namah

Meaning

Salutations to The Ancestors (Pitrs).

108 Japa Sacred Mantra