Better Days for doing Gaya Shradha or Pind Daan

 

In Gaya,Pind Dan (Pind Daan) can be done all the year but it is better to perform Gaya Shradh (Shraddha) or Pinda Daan during auspicious 18days  pitri paksh mela or 7days, 5days, 3days or 1 day amawasya with krishana paksh in any month.

The auspicious 18days Tri paksha sraddha or Pitripaksha mela,that is considered best days for offering oblations to the depared forefathers or any departed Family members,And this Auspicious 18days comes in every year in the month of September or October.And,An estimated 6,00,000 to 8,00,000 pilgrims arrive in the Gaya city during the Pitripaksh Mela for GayaJi sraddha or Pind Daan.

Favourable time for Gaya Shraaddha

1) In Makar Rashi when Moon is in SUN

2) On  Amavasya and Poornima Ekadashi

3) when Surya is in mesha,Meena,kanya Dhanu and vrusha rashi

4) in Krishna Paksha of Phalgun month,Chaitra,Paush,Vaishakha.

 

Ekodrishti Shradh: Ekodrishti Shradh means that it should complete in one day only. It is done on three important vedies (place of sharadh) Falgu River,Vishnupad Vedi and Akshay Vat vedi except abnormal death.

Vrihad Shradh: Vrihad Shradh means that it should complete on 54 vedies which is mention in above where that pilgrims have to performed Pind Daan

1-Poonpoon charan Puja 12-Jiwha loll 23-Kartikpada 34-Mat Gowapi 45-Munda Pristha
2-Falgu River 13-Gajadhar Jee 24-Dhadikhagni 35-Ko Pada 46-Adi Gaya
3-Brahma Kund 14-Sarswati 25-Garpashagni 36-Agastha Pada 47-Dhout Pada
4-Pretshilla 15-Dharmaranya 26-Ahabaniagni 37-Indra Pada 48-Bhim Gaya
5-Ram Shilla 16-BodhGaya 27-Suryapada 38-Kahsyapada 49-Go Prachar
6-Ram Kund 17-Brahma Sarower 28-Chandrapada 39-Gajakaran 50-Gada Loll
7-Kagbali 18-Kagbali 29-Ganeshpada 40-RamGaya 51-Dhud Tarpan
8-Uttarmanas 19-Amrasichen 30-Sandyagnipada 41-SitaKund 52-Baitarni
9-Udichi 20-Rudrapada 31-Yagnipada 42-Souvagyadan 53-AkshayVat
10-Kankhal 21-Brahmapada 32-Dadhisthi Pada 43-Gayasir 54-Gyatri Ghat
11-Dakhin Manas 22-Vishnupada 33-Kanna Pada 44-Gayakup