Kathmandu. The period from Ashwin Krishna Paksha's Pratipada to Amawasya is called Sohra Shraddha. Sixteen tithis fall during this period, and it is also called Malaya Shraddha. Shraddha means to perform with reverence.Because it falls based on the tithi, the start and end dates of Sohra Shraddha vary each year. Shraddha performed from Ashwin Krishna Paksha's Pratipada until Amawasya is called Sohra Shraddha. This year it will start on Sunday, Ashwin 11 and end on Saturday, Ashwin 24.The Sangraha Granth states - father, paternal grandfather, mother, paternal grandmother, great-grandmother, stepmother, maternal grandfather, great-maternal grandfather, great-great-maternal grandmother, wife and son, father's...