Shradhanjali Poster Maker

By the MuftTools teamUpdated October 2026How we check

A simple, dignified way to share the news

When someone in the family passes away, relatives, neighbours and colleagues need to be told, and the prayer meeting has to be announced. Today that usually means a shradhanjali poster shared in WhatsApp groups and, often, a printed copy kept beside the photo at the prayer meeting. Making one should not mean wrestling with a design app, paying for a template or putting up with a watermark at a time like this.

This tool makes a calm, respectful poster in a few minutes: the photo with a flower garland, the name, the dates of birth and passing, a short line of tribute and the family's name. It works in Hindi and English, on a phone or a computer, and nothing is uploaded.

How to make the poster

1. Add the photo. Choose a clear photo. Drag it in the small crop box and use Zoom so the face sits in the middle. "Black and white photo" gives a classic look if the photo is old or the colours are uneven. You can also make the poster without a photo.
2. Choose the language. Hindi is selected by default. Switching to English changes the ready lines and labels; anything you typed yourself stays as it is.
3. Fill in the words. Pick a heading, such as भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजलि or In Loving Memory, type the name (for example "स्व. श्री …" or "Late Shri …"), an optional line under the name such as पूज्य पिताजी or a profession, and the two dates. Tap one of the ready lines for the message, or write your own.
4. Add the family line. Choose a label such as शोकाकुल परिवार or Deeply missed by, and type the family names.
5. Add the prayer meeting (optional). Turn it on to show a title, date and time, and place in a box at the bottom.
6. Pick the design and size. Choose one of seven templates, the font, and the size: square for WhatsApp, 1080 × 1920 for a status, or A4/A5 for print. Garland, diyas and corner flowers can each be switched on or off.
7. Download. PNG or JPG for sharing, PDF for printing, or Print to send it straight to a printer.

The templates

No template adds a religious image on its own. The garland is a common sign of respect across communities, and the optional top line (ॐ, ॥ ॐ शांति ॥ or anything you type), diyas and flowers let each family follow its own customs.

Writing the words

Keep it short. A poster is read in a few seconds on a phone, so a heading, the name, the dates and one or two lines are enough. A few things families often check:

• The name. Write it the way relatives know the person, with the usual respectful form: स्व. (late) or श्री / श्रीमती in Hindi, "Late" or "Shri / Smt." in English.
• The dates. Double-check the dates of birth and passing. "Year only" is useful when the exact birth date is not known.
• The relation line. A line like पूज्य माताजी, "Retired Headmaster" or "Our beloved grandfather" helps people who knew the person through only one part of their life.
• The prayer meeting. Write the day, date and time in full, for example रविवार, 19 अक्टूबर 2026, दोपहर 3 से 4 बजे, and a place people can find.

Hindi text that looks right everywhere

Many poster apps break Hindi: matras float, conjuncts like श्र and द्ध split apart, or the text turns into boxes on some phones. This tool loads Noto Serif and Noto Sans Devanagari (free fonts under the SIL Open Font License) when you start, and draws the poster with them, so the Hindi in the PNG, JPG and PDF matches the preview on every device.

Sharing it with care

Before you post the poster, ask one or two close family members to read it: a wrong date or a misspelt name is hard to take back once it has been forwarded. Post it first in the main family group and let others forward it from there, so everyone sees the same version. If plans for the prayer meeting change, edit the details box, download again and send the new image with a short note that the timing has changed. Sending the poster as an image rather than a document keeps it readable on every phone; on WhatsApp, the square and status sizes show in full without anyone needing to zoom.

Printing

For a printed poster, choose A4 or A5 and download the PDF. It is made at 200 DPI, which prints sharply on an office printer or at a print shop. Print at "Actual size" or 100%. For a larger flex banner, ask the print shop for their size and send them the PNG of the A4 poster, which they can scale.

Your photo and details stay on your device. The words you type are saved in your browser so you can return to the poster later; the photo is not saved.

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