Paush Amavasya on 30th December: Shraddha for ancestors, bathing in rivers, traditions of doing charity, this time there will be Somvati Amavasya.

The lord of Amavasya is considered to be the ancestors, hence on this date people meditate on incense for the ancestors. The best time for sunlight meditation is afternoon.

In the afternoon, burn kandas (cakes) and pour jaggery and ghee on the embers of the kandas while meditating on the ancestors. Chant the mantra Om Pitridevebhyo Namah. Take water in the palm and offer it to the ancestors from the thumb side. After meditation, sesame seeds, jaggery, money, clothes, shoes and food should also be donated to the ancestors.