Somvati Amavasya, a significant day in Hindu tradition for honoring ancestors, approaches on April 8, 2024. This New Moon day, falling on a Monday, offers a chance for devout Hindus to perform various puja rituals to seek blessings and address ancestral karma. Rituals include purifying baths, offering prayers with ghee lamps, conducting hawan or yajna, and reciting sacred texts like the Bhagavad Gita.