Social activist Chandan Kumar Singh performed collective pind daan and tarpan at Gaya’s Dev Ghat for victims of major tragedies in 2025-26 in India and abroad.
Gaya DM Shashank Shubhankar says Pitripaksh focus is safe, hassle-free pilgrimage; murals, QR wristbands, AI translator, app/website and ropeways added.
Explore Gaya’s 54 sacred vedis for pind daan during Pitrapaksh, including Vishnupad, Falgu river, Vaitarni, Akshaywat, Brahmayoni and Pretshila.
Pitripaksh Mela in Gaya draws pilgrims for pind daan at Vishnupad temple and vedis; priests question govt push for online rituals over in-person rites.