Gaya Pind Daan.गया जी तीर्थ पुरोहित पंडित रामनाथ गुर्दा

Gaya Ji is a famous district in the state of Bihar, India. Its significance lies in its historical and religious importance.
Gaya is the second-largest city in Bihar surrounded by hills. In the heart of city flows the Holy river “Falgu”.
It was described in the Hindu Epic of Ramayana and Mahabharta.
It was said that Lord Rama himself with Lordess Sita and Lakshmana visited Gaya Ji to offer pind daan to his departed father Dashratha.
It is the divine destination for pind daan (Shradh Karma) as per the Hindu Belief.
Not only this, but it is also famous because of Bodhgaya, a Buddhist pilgrimage around 10 KM away from the heart of the city.
Bodhgaya is a religious place where Buddha got enlightenment under the famous “Pipal” Tree.
Mahabodhi Temple is the world heritage site. People all over the world, including Japan, Srilanka, China, Korea, Nepal, etc visit Bodhgaya.

More about this place

Gaya got its name after the name of a famous demon called “Gayasur”. After the blessing of Lord Vishnu, he got more powerful and became more violent.
His body became pious and it is believed that the rocky hills around the city are his part of the body.

Gaya is very famous for pind daan and is the one the destination to perform shradh Karma.
People all over the world visit Gaya to offer pind daan for the peace of their departed family members.
In the case of someone’s unnatural death like a road accident, etc, his/her soul does not get peace post-death.
To pray for the peace of the souls, their family members offer pind daan at Gaya Ji and other places.