Gaya-The Pind Daan City

Gaya is a major pilgrimage town in Bihar for Hindus and Buddhists. This is done for the Pind Daan (last rites for the benefit of the soul of the deceased) and to visit the Bodhgaya and Vishnupad temples. Gaya is a sacred city on the banks of the Phalgu River in the state of Bihar, northeast India. It is known for the 18th-century Vishnupad temple, which is an octagonal temple. The ancient Mangla Gauri Temple is situated on a hilltop. On the north side, Hindu devotees bathe in a Brahma Kund pond before paying homage to their dead ancestors atop Pritishila Hill. To the south is the Hindu pilgrimage site of Bodh Gaya.

Muchalinda Lake

Gaya, the city, south-central Bihar state, northeast India, the city Phalgu river, is a tributary of the Ganges (Ganges) River. It is located near the junction of the Gangetic Plain and the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is notorious in summer.

Gaya and Bodhgaya are two different places which are located 16 km from each other. Gaya is the second largest city in Bihar and is known for its Hindu temples and 'Pind Daan' rituals, while Bodhgaya is a village famous for its Buddhist associations and temples.

Gaya is one of the best historical sites in India. Gaya is named after the demon Gayasura (meaning "demon Gaya"). According to the Vayu Purana, Gaya was the name of a demon (asura), whose body became pious after performing rigorous penance and received blessings from Lord Vishnu. It was said that Gayasura's body was turned into a series of rocky hills that make up the landscape of Gaya.

Gaya is a ritual site and is famous for mass donation. People from all over the country as well as Hindus from abroad come to worship Pind Daan for their dead ancestors. This ritual brings peace to wandering souls. Many people come during the monsoon months (September - October) for Pitrapaksha Tarpan (prayer for the dead). In this season, pilgrims take a dip in the seasonal holy river 'Phalgu'. There is a huge gathering of people for Pitrapaksha Mela for 2 weeks.

Pilgrims-ghat-Phalgu-River

"Gaya is a picturesque town surrounded by temple-crowded hills ... It is a great holy place and a very important place for pilgrimage, the main point of which is the Vishnupad temple which depicts the footprint of Vishnu. Construction of the temple. Was done. In the 18th century by the Maratha princess Ahalyabai. The hills around the city are also a place of sanctity. The highest is that of Brahmayoni, which rises rapidly to a height of 450 feet above the plain. Great six miles south of Gaya. The temple is Bodhgaya, one of the holiest places in the world, and the holiest of all places for Buddhists. These (Barabar) hills 6-8 miles east of Bela railway station, the second on the way to Patna There are railway stations .. It is the site of the ancient Silabhadra monastery. On a low ridge of granite in the southern corner of the valley are the famous Barabar Caves. The reader of EMForster's book A Passage to India will remember the incident. Is one. ”- Sir John Holton in Bihar The Heart of India.

VishnuPad Temple

Nowadays it is a common district headquarters of India and is a polluted bear, not so clean and dusty, although it still attracts thousands of Hindu pilgrims as a pilgrimage and an obligatory pindadan (funeral rites of the deceased) for Hindus. ) Gives room for.

Gaya is well connected by air, rail and road.

Gaya Airport

Gaya Airport (Gaya). Domestic flights with Air India from Delhi, Kolkata, Yangon and Varanasi, plus seasonal flights from other providers including Bangkok

By Train

Gaya Railway Station

• Gaya is the hub of many trains passing through Bihar. There are a lot of trains directly from Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Patna.

By Road

• There are many private A / C, non-A / C and luxury buses plying daily. You can get a bus from Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Patna, Hazaribagh, Dhanbad, etc.

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Manoj Kumar