Gaya Shraadh
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Ancestral rites performed at Gaya, believed to grant definitive liberation to the departed.
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Up to how many generations of ancestors should be worshipped?
Three generations, or as many as you know. The scriptural limit is seven, because the birth of the eighth generation liberates the seventh — Gaya seats seven, while Tripindi covers three: father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
When should Gaya Shraddha be arranged, and is Pitru Paksha the recommended time?
Tripindi can be done at any time with no difficulty. Gaya Shraddha is a vast undertaking: it requires the cooperation of every household descended from your grandfather's brothers, because seven generations are seated. Arrange it only when that much family is willing.
My father never attended his own father's funeral rites — can I take him to Gaya for Pind Daan?
Bear in mind that Gaya does not work that way. It is performed with the entire family, not as a personal correction for one person who missed the rites.
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