Shradhanjali, prayer meeting and 13th-day cards
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1. Card language
More languages after a native reader has checked the words.
2. Choose a design
3. Fill the details
About him or her
This sets the heading, the words, and which details are asked below.
It changes the words before the name.
The departed
Late Shri for a man, Late Smt. for a woman.
Printed as "our beloved father". Leave it empty to leave it out.
A clear photo of the face works best.
The photo stays on this phone. It is never uploaded.
If it was after midnight, choose the next day's date.
The prayer meeting
It goes with the card on WhatsApp, so relatives can tap it. It is not printed on the card.
Words on the card
Every line is filled in for you. Leave a box empty to keep the words shown under it, or type your own.
If you leave this empty, the card prints: "Shradhanjali"
If you leave this empty, the card prints: "With deep sorrow we inform you of the passing of [name] on [date]."
If you leave this empty, the card prints: "In grief,"
Leave it empty to print "The family".
Printed as "and the ... family".
Shraddha guide · Book a purohit for shraddha · for the 10th-13th day rites
Wording you can copy
A Hindi card opens with "॥ ॐ शांति ॐ ॥" or the Gita verse "नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि", gives the passing as "अत्यंत दुःख के साथ सूचित किया जाता है कि ...", lists the rites as labelled rows, asks relatives to come and pray, and closes with "शोकाकुल". These are the words the maker starts from. The names, the dates, the rites listed and the lines at the top and bottom are yours to change.
Terahvin card matter in Hindi
॥ ॐ शांति ॐ ॥
तेरहवीं संस्कार
स्व० श्री रमेश चन्द्र शर्मा
(1948 - 2026)
अत्यंत दुःख के साथ सूचित किया जाता है कि हमारे पूज्य स्व० श्री रमेश चन्द्र शर्मा जी का स्वर्गवास दिनांक 20 सितंबर 2026 को हो गया है।
उनकी पावन आत्मा की शांति एवं सद्गति हेतु
तेरहवीं संस्कार : शुक्रवार, दिनांक 2 अक्टूबर 2026, प्रातः 11 बजे
ब्रह्मभोज : दोपहर 12 बजे से
रस्म पगड़ी : सायं 4 बजे
निवास स्थान
14, शांति नगर, जयपुर
आपसे विनम्र प्रार्थना है कि आप पधारकर दिवंगत आत्मा के लिए प्रार्थना करें।
शोकाकुल
सुनीता शर्मा, अमित शर्मा, राहुल शर्मा
एवं समस्त शर्मा परिवार
Prayer meeting card wording in English
|| Om Shanti ||
Shradhanjali
Late Shri Ramesh Chandra Sharma
(1948 - 2026)
With deep sorrow we inform you of the passing of our beloved father, Late Shri Ramesh Chandra Sharma, on Sunday, 20 September 2026.
A prayer meeting will be held on Saturday, 26 September 2026, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, at Arya Samaj Mandir, Sector 21, Faridabad.
We request you to join us in prayer.
In grief,
Sunita, Amit and Rahul Sharma
First death anniversary wording in English
|| Om Shanti ||
In loving memory
First death anniversary
Late Smt. Kamala Rao
(1951 - 2025)
A year has passed since she left us. We request you to join us in prayer on her first punyatithi.
Shraddha
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Ashwina Shukla Ekadashi
Prayer and lunch : 12:00 pm onwards
Venue
Our home, 32, 8th Cross, Malleswaram, Bengaluru
In fond remembrance,
Suresh, Latha, Kiran and family
When is the first punyatithi?
The yearly shraddha is done on the tithi of death, not on the English date. We read the tithi at the time of death, not at sunrise, because the tithi can change during the day. That is why the time matters when you know it.
The first punyatithi falls on the same tithi in the same lunar month the next year, on the day that tithi covers the afternoon (aparahna), the part of the day a shraddha belongs to. If the tithi touches the afternoon on two days, we give the day it covers more and show the other one too.
In a year with an extra month (adhik maas) of the same name, the first shraddha comes in the extra month, because twelve months have passed by then. Later years use the regular month.
The date is always shown for your purohit to confirm, and you can print the English date or any date instead.
Questions people ask
What is written on a shradhanjali or 13th-day card?
The passing and its date, the rites with their date, time and place, a request to come and pray, and the family's names. These cards inform and request; they do not invite anyone to a celebration.
Is the 13th-day ceremony always on the 13th day?
No. Communities hold these rites between the 10th and the 13th day, and the purohit fixes the days from the tithi of passing. Type the dates your purohit gives you.
How is the first death anniversary (punyatithi) date worked out?
From the tithi running at the time of death, in the same lunar month the next year, on the day that tithi covers the afternoon. This is the rule panchangs use for shraddha dates.
Why is it on a different English date every year?
Hindu dates follow the moon, so the same tithi falls on a different English date each year.
What if there is an adhik maas (an extra month) that year?
The first shraddha comes in the extra month, because twelve months have passed by then; later years use the regular month. We show both dates. Please check with your purohit.
We follow the Tamil or Malayalam calendar. Does this work?
Not yet. Those calendars count the year by the solar month. Ask your purohit and type the date.
What is a telephonic besnu?
The family receives condolences by phone at a set time instead of a gathering. On an English card, choose "By phone only" and add the names and numbers; the card lists them with the time.
Is the photo uploaded anywhere?
No. The card is made on your phone, and the photo, the names and the address never reach us. For the punyatithi date, only the date and time of death and the city go to our server to work out the tithi, and they are not kept.
Does the card cost anything?
Nothing: making the card and downloading the WhatsApp image and the print PDF are always free, with no sign-up. The card carries a small purohit.app line at the foot; removing it is a small fee of ₹10, paid once for this card by UPI, card or netbanking, which helps us keep Purohit.app running.
Can I print it at a shop?
Yes. The PDF is 5 x 7 inches with a 3 mm edge for trimming.
Can one card name two people?
Not yet. Please make one card for each person.