Pitra Paksh is a special prayer that we send to our ancestors, to affirm our gratitude and resolve all karmic bonds.
Swamiji explained the process.
Here is a small group of altars consisting of flowers, incense and sweets for our ancestors.
This ceremony was performed yesterday by Swami Vishwananda. He said that the ceremony is not only for removing family karma but also, one can ask a relative on another plane to guide and assist you through life if one wishes to do so.
During the ceremony we had to refrain from taking photographs since for many of the participants it was a very profound, emotional and intense experience.