What should be offered as pinda during Trayodashi Shradh for a departed child?

The pinda offering during Trayodashi Shradh for a departed child is typically smaller in size than the standard Shradh pinda. It is made with cooked rice, black sesame seeds, honey, and barley — the same ingredients as other Shradh days. Some traditions also include milk and sugar in the pinda for children, symbolising sweetness and nurturing. The offering is made with particular tenderness, and the mantras recited focus on granting the child’s soul peace and a favourable next birth. The Brahmin bhoj often includes sweets that children enjoy, as a symbolic offering.