Gaya Pind Daan

Pind Daan is a ritual performed in Gaya by offering prayers to the ancestors or the soul. The puja is an important part of Hindu funeral rites and is done to have a peaceful journey of the departed soul. This ritual is mostly performed on Pitru Paksha or death anniversary.

Pind daan is done after taking a bath. It is required to wear white holy clothes during shradh karma like traditional dhotis, kurta, etc. Pind Daan is done by offering rice, jaggery, sweets, etc under the guidance and mantras of Brahmins. The material that is used to prepare pind during shradh is made up of kneading rice or barley flour. These pinds are made in circular form and are offered to the deceased during pind daan karma. At last, all the necessary things Visharjan is done at 3 important places Gaya Phalgu River, Vishnu Pad Temple and the Akshay Vat Tree.