about 110 km from Sultanpur
Pandit for Tripindi Shraddh and Puja in Prayagraj
Prayagraj is about 110 km from Sultanpur, and most of what is asked for here is pitra karma at the Sangam — Tripindi Shraddh, tarpan and pind daan, which the tradition places at a tirtha and which Prayagraj is among the foremost places to perform.
A rite at the Sangam is governed by the panchang far more strictly than one at home. Amavasya, the Pitru Paksha fortnight and specific tithis in Bhadrapad and Ashwin are when these karmas are performed, and those are also the days the ghats are busiest. The gotra and the names of the departed, for as many generations as the family can recall, are needed before a date is fixed rather than on the morning itself.
Travel is by road from this end. In Magh, and in a Kumbh or Ardh Kumbh year, the city is beyond ordinary planning — dates then have to be asked for well in advance, and a rite at home may be the better arrangement if the family cannot travel comfortably.
Commonly arranged in Prayagraj
Tripindi Shraddh and Mahamrityunjay Jaap
Tripindi Shraddh and Mahamrityunjay mantra Jaap — Anushthans relating to the ancestors and to good health.
Yagya, Anushthan and Bhoomi Pujan
Yagya and Vedic Anushthans, Bhoomi Pujan, and religious and auspicious ceremonies.
Navgraha and Graha Shanti Puja
Navgraha Shanti, Graha Shanti Puja and Mangal Dosh Shanti Puja — performed as per the Shastras, with mantra-jaap.