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Description

 

  • It involves offering pind (rice balls) and tarpan (water mixed with sesame seeds) while chanting mantras under the guidance of a priest.
  • This ritual is considered a sacred duty (Pitru Rina) and is believed to remove Pitru Dosh (ancestral karmic imbalance).
  • Gaya in Bihar is the most renowned site for performing Pind Daan, especially during Pitra Paksha.
Features

 

  • Rituals include Sankalp, Tarpan, Pind Daan, and Brahmin Bhoj.
  • No strict fasting, but spiritual purity and devotion are essential.
  • Can be done individually or as a family, often at sacred rivers or pilgrimage sites.
  • Women can also perform Pind Daan, though traditionally men do it.

Samagri

 

  • Black sesame seeds (til)
  • Barley (jau)
  • Kush grass
  • Gangajal (holy water)
  • Flowers (white preferred)
  • Cow’s milk, curd, ghee
  • Fruits and sweets
  • Betel leaves and nuts
  • Copper or silver vessel for tarpan
  • White cloth for offerings
  • Donation items (clothes, food, dakshina)
  • Brahmin bhoj samagri (cooked food for priests)
  • Mantra book or printout (Pitru Sukta, Shradh mantras)

Pind Daan puja