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Description

 

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

 

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

Samagri

 

  1. Black sesame seeds (til)
  2. Barley (jau)
  3. Kush grass
  4. Gangajal (holy water)
  5. Flowers (white preferred)
  6. Cow's milk, curd, ghee
  7. Fruits and sweets
  8. Betel leaves and nuts
  9. Copper or silver vessel for tarpan
  10. White cloth for offerings
  11. Donation items (clothes, food, dakshina)
  12. Brahmin bhoj samagri (cooked food for priests)
  13. Mantra book or printout (Pitru Sukta, Shradh mantras)

Pind Daan puja