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Janardan Temple Gaya: The Only Place Where Living People Perform Their Own Pind Daan
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News18•28-09-2026, 08:00
Janardan Temple Gaya: The Only Place Where Living People Perform Their Own Pind Daan
- •Janardan Temple in Gaya, Bihar, is unique as it's the only place where living individuals perform their own Pind Daan, a tradition thousands of years old.
- •Located on Bhaskut mountain, this temple enshrines Lord Vishnu as Janardan and sees a huge crowd during Pitru Paksha.
- •People without children or those embracing asceticism perform self-Pind Daan here to ensure peace for their souls after death, believing Lord Vishnu himself accepts the offerings.
- •Performing self-Shraddh and Pind Daan while alive in Gayaji eliminates Pitru Doshas and means family members don't need to perform these rituals after death.
- •The self-Shraddh is a three-day ritual involving a vow, worship, chanting, and offering three Pinds of curd and rice to Lord Janardan Swami, without using sesame seeds.
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The Janardan Temple, located on the Bhaskut mountain in Gaya, Bihar, is the only temple in the country where living individuals perform their own Pind Daan and self-Shraddh.
People perform their own Pind Daan if they do not have children or family members to perform the ritual after their death, or if they have embraced asceticism. Doing this eliminates ancestral faults and ensures the soul attains liberation without suffering in Yamaloka.
The self-Shraddh ritual at Janardan Temple is completed in three days, beginning with a vow of Vaishnava Siddhi, followed by rituals and chanting, and offering three curd and rice Pinds to Lord Vishnu without using sesame seeds.
