perform srartham yearly for my husband

[meenakshicl]

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i am looking for a place (temple or mutt) that performs yearly srartham On the thithi without kartha need to be present. Any suggestions/knowledge is welcome.
thank you

 

[sunita]

this is actually a common need nowadays - especially for those who are abroad, elderly, or simply unable to travel during the thithi. There are a few temples and mutts that offer this kind of yearly samashti shrardham or parvana shrardham service without requiring the kartha to be physically present. They’ll perform it on your behalf on the exact thithi as per the Tamil calendar, usually with sankalpam in your name and gothram.


Here are some well-known places you can check out:

1. Sringeri Sharada Peetham (Branches)
Many Sringeri branches—especially in places like Chennai (T Nagar), Bangalore, and Coimbatore—conduct yearly shrardham as a service. They maintain records and you can pay annually, and they’ll perform it without needing you there. Very reliable.

2. Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust (Chennai & Online)
They offer yearly shrardham (and monthly tharpanam too) as a registered service. You give them the details once—your name, gothram, ancestors’ details—and they take care of the rest every year. You can get the video and sankalpam copy too, if needed.

3. Kanchi Mutt – Sankara Matam
Some branches of Kanchi Mutt (especially in West Mambalam, Chennai) also help devotees with this kind of remote shrardham arrangement. Best to check directly, as not all centers do this.

4. Veda Patashalas and Agnihotra Kramas in Tamil Nadu/Kerala
There are certain Patashalas and traditional Vadhyar networks in places like Srirangam, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, and even Palakkad, that offer Aparam and Shrardham services—especially useful for people abroad. They can handle everything end-to-end.

5. Online options like Vadhyar.com or SmartPuja
If you prefer something more tech-enabled, sites like vadhyar.com or smartpuja.com offer these services now. But you’ll have to verify authenticity and whether they really do it properly as per your sampradaya.

If you're from a specific sishya parampara (like Smartha, Vaishnavite, or Madhwa), or follow a specific mutt tradition, let me know—can help narrow it down even further.


Also, even if you're not present, try to fast or observe satvikam on that day if possible—it’s believed to strengthen the punyam of the shrardham.

 

[ksr57]

this is actually a common need nowadays - especially for those who are abroad, elderly, or simply unable to travel during the thithi. There are a few temples and mutts that offer this kind of yearly samashti shrardham or parvana shrardham service without requiring the kartha to be physically present. They’ll perform it on your behalf on the exact thithi as per the Tamil calendar, usually with sankalpam in your name and gothram.


Here are some well-known places you can check out:

1. Sringeri Sharada Peetham (Branches)
Many Sringeri branches—especially in places like Chennai (T Nagar), Bangalore, and Coimbatore—conduct yearly shrardham as a service. They maintain records and you can pay annually, and they’ll perform it without needing you there. Very reliable.

2. Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust (Chennai & Online)
They offer yearly shrardham (and monthly tharpanam too) as a registered service. You give them the details once—your name, gothram, ancestors’ details—and they take care of the rest every year. You can get the video and sankalpam copy too, if needed.

3. Kanchi Mutt – Sankara Matam
Some branches of Kanchi Mutt (especially in West Mambalam, Chennai) also help devotees with this kind of remote shrardham arrangement. Best to check directly, as not all centers do this.

4. Veda Patashalas and Agnihotra Kramas in Tamil Nadu/Kerala
There are certain Patashalas and traditional Vadhyar networks in places like Srirangam, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, and even Palakkad, that offer Aparam and Shrardham services—especially useful for people abroad. They can handle everything end-to-end.

5. Online options like Vadhyar.com or SmartPuja
If you prefer something more tech-enabled, sites like vadhyar.com or smartpuja.com offer these services now. But you’ll have to verify authenticity and whether they really do it properly as per your sampradaya.

If you're from a specific sishya parampara (like Smartha, Vaishnavite, or Madhwa), or follow a specific mutt tradition, let me know—can help narrow it down even further.


Also, even if you're not present, try to fast or observe satvikam on that day if possible—it’s believed to strengthen the punyam of the shrardham

 

[ksr57]

I am unaware that Shraddham can be performed without participation of karta. The only exception I have heard is that in case karta is too old or very ill and hence could not sit for long time before homa kundam, his representative after taking dharbha grass (kai pillu) from the karta can perform shraddham using the word 'yajamanasya' wherever pravaram is to be mentioned. Normally, such representative will be karta's own son. grandson or brother.
This is also news to me that Sringeri and Kanchi mutt and other veda patasalas do this kind shraddham. If they do, I presume it is permitted in shastras. This is useful for people at abroad, as the facilites for performing shraddha abroad are limited, time difference exists, as also there is some injunction on performing shraddha out side bharata desam.

 

[sunita]

What you said is absolutely right - as per shastram, the karta is ideally expected to be present and perform the shraddham personally. And yes, when that’s not physically possible due to age or illness, the traditional practice of transferring dharmic responsibility through dharbha kai pidi to a son or close relative is the proper route, with the ritual then being done in the name of “Yajamanasya.”

That said, in recent years, especially with many people now living abroad or unable to travel, there has been a quiet shift - more out of practical need than preference. Some established mutts like Sringeri and Kanchi (in certain branches) and a few traditional Veda Patashalas have started offering yearly shraddham as a seva, where the sankalpam is done in the name of the karta and the karma is performed sincerely with full mantras and procedures. It’s never positioned as a shortcut or replacement, but more as an option for those who simply have no way to perform it themselves.

I too was initially unsure if this aligns with shastram. But after speaking with a few vaidikas and seniors from our community, I learned that while it may not be the ideal, it’s still far better than not doing it at all. Especially when done with the right sankalpam and bhakti, it’s considered acceptable under apaat dharma - rules for unavoidable situations.

For those of us living abroad, this kind of support can be a real blessing. Of course, it’s always best to do it ourselves if possible, but I feel it’s important that such options exist for the times when we simply can’t.