Why Ants and Cows are fed during Pitru Paksha

By feeding these animals, there is a belief that our ancestors become calm and satisfied, and they give us the blessings and happiness.

The importance of feeding aunts and cows during Pitru Paksha is mainly to calm the souls of ancestors.

Where feeding food to cows is believed to satisfy the souls of our ancestors, on the other side, feeding ants is believed to reduce the pitru dosha.

So, feeding these creatures is to have the real blessings of our ancestors and to get the peace and prosperity in our lives.