प्रेतशिला पहाड़ी (प्रेतकूट)Gaya Ji Sacred Circuit

Pretshila Hill (Pretkut Hill)

The Sacred Mountain for Liberating Spirits of Unnatural Deaths

VISITING TIMINGS

5:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Daylight only for hilltop ascent)

SACRED SECTOR

Gaya Ji Sacred Kshetra

HEREDITARY GUIDANCE

Verified Teerth Panda

Ritual Significance & Vidhi

Sacred Merits & Oblation Vidhi

The monumental sacred hill dedicated to liberating departed souls who met untimely, accidental, or unnatural deaths (Akaal Mrityu) and wander without rest. Atop the hill, offering black sesame and water at the Yama Altar dissolves ghosthood (Pretatva) instantly.

Scriptural Context • Vayu Purana

Historical & Puranic Evidence

"Garuda Purana & Vayu Purana designate Pretshila as the preeminent site in Jambudvipa for delivering souls from lower astral entrapment. In 1787, Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar constructed stone steps to the summit."

Pilgrim Guide: Sacred Hills of Gaya • 8 km North of Gaya City, Off Patna-Gaya Highway • 676 stone steps to the summit. Chair-palanquin (Doli) service available for elderly pilgrims.

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