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Pooja | Duration : 1.30 hours
Pind Daan
What's Included : Purohits (Priests), - Mantras and Prayers, - Rituals
What's Excluded : Animal Sacrifice, - Extravagance, - Disrespectful Behavior
About Pooja
Pind Daan is a ritual performed by offering prayers to the ancestors or the soul. The puja is an important part of Hindu funeral rites and is done to have a peaceful journey of the departed soul. This ritual is mostly performed on Pitru Paksha or death anniversary. Doing this puja in Prayagraj is auspicious.
At first, Sankalp is taken in the name of the devotees. Then, the preparation of rice balls (pind) is done by the devotees and the pujari which are then offered to the ancestors of the devotees by chanting of mantras by the pujari. Then other offerings of water, sesame seeds, flowers etc are done by the devotees. At last the blessings of the ancestors are taken and the puja is completed.
Benefits
It is done for the shanti of the soul of our loved ones. In Pind Daan, the souls are relieved from the process of life and death and they attain moksha. Ancestors also give blessings and bring prosperity and well-being to the family.
Process
This puja can be done at Prayagraj on any day of the year according to the Mahurat.
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