Pind Daan

Pind Daan

IMPORTANCE OF PIND DAAN The rituals of Pind-daan and ancestor’s pooja are performed at Varanasi(Kashi), Allahabad (Prayagraj) and Gaya or any other specified place promote the soul of the deceased in attaining liberation.
Pind Daan is likewise an obligatory Hindu ritual performed for the departed. Just as Asthi Visarjan is meant to bestow alleviation for the soul of the deceased, Pind Daan also helps the soul in its journey onward to the next stop in its evolution. The Hindu ritual for the deceased works to sever the soul’s attachment from the human body. According to Hindu sacred tradition, the soul suffers from tremendous pain if it does not detach from the material body. Helping the soul achieve peace and comfort is the basic aim of the Hindu religious rituals of Pind Daan and Asthi Visarjan
Pind Daan for Indians living outside India may pose a challenge in terms of distance and time constraints. While they are well aware that they must perform the ritual for the dearly departed as obligated under Hindu sacred texts and traditions, they are not within proximity of the prescribed holy places within India where the ritual must be performed. These prescribed places are as follows:

Places in India

• Gaya (Preferred Place)
• Varanasi/Kashi (Ganga Ghat) (Preferred Place)
• Allahabad (Prayag) (Preferred Place)
• Haridwar (Preferred Place)
• Avantika (Shaktibeah Tirth)
• Ayodhya (Bharata Kund)
• Badrinath (Brahma Kapal Ghat)
• Dwarka (Pindar)
• Jagannath Puri
• Kurukshetra (Pehowa, Sannihit Sarovar)
• Mathura (Vishranti Tirth, Bodhini Tirth, Vayu Tirth)
• Pushkar
• Siddhpur (Kapilamuni Ashram)
• Ujjain