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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
Gaya Ji Sacred Kshetra
HEREDITARY GUIDANCE
Verified Teerth Panda
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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