Pitripaksha Mela 2026: 26 Sept – 10 Oct • Gaya Ji, Bihar
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Punpun River Ghat
पुनपुन नदी घाट (प्रथम पिंड स्थली)Gaya Ji Sacred Circuit

Punpun River Ghat

The Gateway Shrine Where the First Pind Daan of Gaya is Offered

VISITING TIMINGS

5:00 AM - 7:00 PM

SACRED SECTOR

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HEREDITARY GUIDANCE

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Ritual Significance & Vidhi

Sacred Merits & Oblation Vidhi

The holy river Punpun (also known as Punah-Puna) marks the northern ceremonial boundary of Gaya pilgrimage. Traditionally, pilgrims arriving in Gaya first alight at Punpun to perform ancestral snan, shaving (Kshaurakarma), and offer the initial Pind.

Scriptural Context • Vayu Purana

Historical & Puranic Evidence

"Padma Purana declares: "
Pilgrim Guide: Outer Circuit & Bodhgaya • Punpun Railway Station Ghat, on Patna-Gaya Route • Located 45 km north of Gaya on NH-83 / railway route. Clean masonry ghats.

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