PIND DAAN IN VARANSI (KASHI)
According to Hindu holy texts, a pind is a round object. This is how pind daan earned its name, as food cooked in the shape of a round ball is served to the soul by his or her relatives at shradh karma. Pind Daan in Varanasi is being performed at Raja Ghat and other Asthi Visarjan Ghats by the teerth purohits/pandas.
Pind is formed from kneading rice or barley flour, which is used to make it during shradh. During pind daan karma, these pinds are prepared in a circular shape and offered to the departed.
The following are some of the reasons why pind daan is such an important ritual:
- When family gift pind daan to souls who are still wandering on Earth after death, they find peace.
- Pind daan gives those who have died a materialistic propensity and are finding it difficult to leave the planet and their loved ones a sense of freedom.
- It is thought that after pind daan, souls are freed from the tormentors of hell, allowing them to reach Moksha.
- Relatives of the deceased who offer pind daan receive the soul’s blessings, which are thought to have the greatest positive impact on one’s life.
- Pind daan is a symbol of achievement, harmony, and wealth.
Performing Pind Daan in Varanasi is considered as a religious and spiritual process as per our Hindu holy books and also pind daan will get the peace for the restless departed soul. In India different divine places are included for performing Pind Daan such as Kashi, Allahabad, and Haridwar, but performing Pind Daan in Gaya and Varanasi is considered as highly significant due to the holiness of the city
Itinerary
Pickup from Airport/Railway station & transfer to hotel O/N at a Hotel in Varanasi.
In morning, proceed for Pind dan rituals. It takes around 1-2 hrs to perform entire activity. Everything will be arranged by us (Purohit + Pooja items). Come back to hotel for breakfast. Later after lunch, we will be taken for an excursion to Sarnath. Sarnath is the place where Buddha delivered his first sermon to his disciples. The attractions at Sarnath are the Buddha temples, the Dhamekha stupa, Chaukandi stupa and the archaeological museum. Over Night stay at Hotel in Varanasi.
Early morning, we will be taken for a boat ride on the Ganges at time of sun rise. It is a mystical and spiritual experience as you watch people offering water to the Sun God and devotees taking holy dip in the Ganges. We will visit all the famous Ghats of Varanasi via boat. In-route we visit the most religious Kashi Vishwanath temple, Annapurna Temple, Kalbhairav Temple (Also known as Dwarpal of Varanasi). Come back to hotel for breakfast. Later in noon have a fabulous city tour which covers the Bharat Mata temple, Sankat Mochan (Hanuman temple), Manas Mandir, BHU. In evening have leisure time for shopping in Varanasi.
After Breakfast, have leisure time in morning. Latter drop to airport/Railway station with pleasant memory of holy trip
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Hotel Accommodation on twin / double sharing basis. |
Airfare/Train fare/Guide Charges/Language spoken/Monuments entrance fees. |
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Breakfast in the respected Hotel during the tour. |
Any kind of personal expenses such as monument Fees, laundry, telephone bills and alcoholic beverages. Camera fees (still or movie). |
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All Transfers and sight seeing throughout the tour by an individual Air Conditioned vehicle. |
Personal Expenses such as drinks, telephone, laundry bills etc. |
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Driver charge / Bhatta, Toll, Tax, Parking Charge etc. |
Any additional expenses incurred due to any flight delay or cancellation, weather conditions, political closures, technical faults etc. |
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All currently applicable taxes. |
Services of Local English Speaking Guide during sightseeing as per choice. |