Hindu devotees perform the 'Tarpan' ritual on the last day of the 'Pitru Paksha'

Dipa Chakraborty

Hindu devotees perform the 'Tarpan' ritual on the last day of the 'Pitru Paksha', a 16-day period in which Hindus pay homage to their ancestors, on the banks of river Ganges in front of the Howrah bridge in Kolkata.