“If I have to recommend one solution for every one of our problems, be it financial, relationship or health, it is doing Tarpanam (offerings to the ancestors). Miracles do happen after the performance of the rituals.”
– Dattatreya Siva Baba.

The Uniqueness of the 2 Weeks called as “Mahalaya”
The earth plane is not all that bad. It was designed as a laboratory for the evolution of the souls. Even great enlightened beings who turned their body into light visit the earth with their light body on a daily basis. All our ancestors come and stay on the earth plane for 15 days in a year. During these fifteen days they stay in your body, mind and soul and can change all three positively. Not even Gods can do what the ancestors can do for you. In fact, Gods ask you to go through your ancestors.