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Sita Kund: Women Perform Pind Daan on Matri Navami, Upholding Ancient Tradition
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News18•04-10-2026, 16:13
Sita Kund: Women Perform Pind Daan on Matri Navami, Upholding Ancient Tradition
- •Sita Kund in the Vindhya Mountains features a unique tradition where women perform Pind Daan and Tarpan for ancestors on Matri Navami, diverging from the usual practice of sons performing these rituals.
- •This divine tradition is linked to the Treta Yuga, where Mother Sita herself created a pond in the Vindhya region and performed Tarpan for her ancestors during her exile, a practice still evidenced by her footprints and a continuous water stream.
- •Scriptures emphasize the importance of Pind Daan for ancestral liberation and satisfaction, stating that satisfied ancestors please all deities.
- •On Matri Navami, women from Mirzapur, Vindhyachal, and surrounding rural areas, as well as from Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and other states, gather at Sita Kund with devotion.
- •Devotees believe performing Tarpan at Sita Kund brings salvation to ancestors and immense inner peace, especially for the satisfaction of mothers-in-law and maternal ancestors.
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At Sita Kund, women themselves perform ritualistic Tarpan and Pind Daan for their ancestors, specifically on the holy day of Matri Navami.
According to belief, during the exile period, Mother Sita created this divine pond in the Vindhya region and performed Tarpan for her ancestors, leaving behind footprints and a continuous stream of water.
Women specially travel to Sita Kund to offer water and bring satisfaction to their mothers-in-law and maternal ancestors, which provides immense peace to their inner selves.
