Manes are known as Pitru in Hindi. Pitru are those people who died unnatural death and did not get salvation. Due to this, people perform remedies for the pacification of Pitru Dosha pooja in Srirangapatna.

Pitru Dosha pooja in Srirangapatna is mentioned in the Brahma Purana that, on the eve of Krishna Paksha of Ashvin month the Lord of death “Yamraj” grant freedom to all the souls so that they can accept and eat the food made by their children on Shradha. This pooja is to be conducted in all cases of abnormal deaths, like death by animals, arson, curse, cholera, disease, suicide, snake bite etc.

Pitru Dosha pooja in Srirangapatna (in all cases of abnormal death) is a necessary ritual described in Garuda Purana which is conducted in all cases of abnormal death, defined as follows: death by fasting, by animals, by accident, by arson, by a curse, by cholera or any unusual disease which suddenly caused premature death, suicide, fall from a mountain, tree or any height, drowning, death by muggers or robbers, by snake bite, struck by lightning, murder and persons who are great sinners, delay in marriage, problems in conceiving child, business loss, family separation etc.