Every year, Pitru Paksha starts from the full moon date of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month. This year this date falls on 17 September i.e. Tuesday. In such a situation, Shradh Paksha will start on 17 September 2024. Every auspicious work is stopped during Pitru Paksha. During this time, people perform Shradh and Pind Daan for the peace of the souls of their ancestors.
Pind Daan is an important deed in Hinduism, which is done for the peace of the souls of ancestors and their salvation. Although most people do Pind Daan in their homes, but for this there are many such holy places in India, where by doing Pind Daan, ancestors get salvation. Here in this article, we are going to tell you about those places, where you can also do Pind Daan for the peace of the soul of your ancestors.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Banaras is considered one of the most ancient cities in the world. It is also called the city of Mahakaal and the city of salvation. It is believed that by offering Pind Daan on the banks of the river Ganga, ancestors attain salvation. Due to this, there is a lot of crowd here during Pitru Paksha.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand)
Haridwar, the beautiful city of Uttarakhand, is known as the holy city of the country. There is also a bank of Ganga here, due to which it is believed that by offering Pind Daan here, the soul of ancestors gets peace and the soul also attains salvation.
Gaya (Bihar)
Gaya Dham located in Bihar is said to be the most important place for performing Shraddha Karma. People from all over the country come here for the peace of the souls of their ancestors. It is believed that even today Vishnu ji resides on the river Falgu, due to which ancestors get peace by offering Pind Daan at this holy place.
Badrinath (Uttarakhand)
It is considered very pious to offer Pind Daan in Badrinath Dham and the souls of ancestors get salvation by offering Pind Daan here. This place is situated on the banks of Alaknanda, where there is Brahma Kapal Ghat. It is considered good to offer Pind Daan at this ghat.
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh)
The city of Shri Ram, Ayodhya, is situated on the banks of the Saryu River. It is also considered very good to offer Pind Daan on the banks of this river. On the occasion of Pitru Paksha, an event is organized on the banks of the Saryu for the Shradh and Pind Daan of ancestors. Here the Pandit performs the Puja as per the rituals. In such a situation, you can also go here and perform Puja for the peace of your ancestors.
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