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== 4. Modern Continuity ==
== 4. Modern Continuity ==
In contemporary times, while migration for education and employment has spread the diaspora globally, the core practices of Pitru Paksha and annual Shradh remain tightly preserved. Urban families frequently organize collective rituals or sponsor charity (such as feeding the poor or donating to educational trusts in memory of elders) as an extension of traditional ancestral worship.
In contemporary times, while migration for education and employment has spread the diaspora globally, the core practices of Pitru Paksha and annual Shradh remain tightly preserved. Urban families frequently organize collective rituals or sponsor charity (such as feeding the poor or donating to educational trusts in memory of elders) as an extension of traditional ancestral worship.
<ref>[https://www.bhumihar.com/html/brahmarshi_parichay.asp#:~:text=*%20Bhumihar%20Brahmins%20also%20known%20as%20Bhumihars,(%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%A8)%20too%2C%20an%20apabhramsha%20word%20for%20Brahmin. practices]  [https://www.thehindu.com/society/faith/pitru-paksha-shradh-the-ritual-of-ancestral-worship/article29557890.ece#:~:text=This%20is%20the%20time%20for%20Pitru%20PakshaShradh,three%20brothers%20got%20tired%20of%20feeding%20him. rituals]  [https://hindupost.in/dharma-religion/pitru-paksha-hindu-worship-ancestors/#:~:text=Pitru%20Paksha%20is%20the%20period%20of%2016,the%20Purnimant%20calendar%20followed%20in%20the%20north. religion]</ref> (citations and source links)