Pitra Dosh is a Karmic Debt of the forefathers and reflected in the horoscope in the form of planetary sequence. Pitra Dosh is the set of bad luck resulting in people’s lives because of the curse given by the departed forefathers. Pitru dosh can bring about many crisis situations in the family and cause major restlessness.
Pitra Dosh Nivaran Vidhi is a ritual performed to seek forgiveness on behalf of the ancestors for their misdeeds and wrongdoings. The ritual includes a sacrificial fire called homam and various offerings.
The purpose of the Pitra Dosh Nivaran Puja is to establish a connection between the worshipper and the divine. It is believed that the deity is present in the image and sees the worshipper. The interaction between human and deity, between human and guru, is called darshan, seeing.