MAHALAYAM THARPANAM ENDS ONLY ON 6TH.you have to do first amavasai tharpanam then again do mahalaya tharpanam.
regarding maddha pirappu you have to buy panchangam which is giving the correct datem with thithi star etc. you may buy vaitheeka sri monthly journal, or your family friend monthly journal, or kumba konam madathu panchagam, and many more sastrikals are preparing and sending for each tamil year. kumbakonam ramachandra sastrigal, coimbatore ramakrishna ganap paadigal , panchangam by nithya kamya mahayakya samithi plot no 22, aazvaar thirinagar anexe, 2nd main road;aazvaar thirunagar chennai 600087. e mail ksmani 1967 @gmail.com
