Frequently asked questions

Ritual packages include the Gayawal Pandit, the prescribed ceremony, all samagri and dakshina. A car, pickup or drop, accommodation and optional daan are quoted separately. The hotel-and-car arrangement lists its own travel and stay inclusions on its detail page.

Gaya Shradh at the three principal places is usually completed in a morning. The four-place rite also includes Pret Shila and needs additional time. The rite across all 45 vedis takes three days; the Vrihad Gaya Shradh takes seventeen. Share your travel dates before booking so we can confirm the time needed for your chosen rite.

One of the eleven Gayawal Tirth Purohits introduced on this site performs the rite. Contact the Vayu booking team with your dates and preferred pandit, if any. We confirm who is available and tell you who will perform the rite before you travel.

Yes - this service is built for first-time families. We arrange the Pandaji and samagri, explain which sites to visit in what order, and add local transport or stay only if your family wants that support.

Rituals at Gaya are traditionally performed by Tirth Purohit and Pandaji who know the vidhi and kram of the sacred sites. We work only with trusted pandits who perform the vidhi patiently and by the shastras. You're never handed to a random tout at the ghat.

Pitru Paksha is especially auspicious and the busiest period, but Pind Daan and Gaya Shradh can be performed on other days through the year too. Share your preferred dates and we'll advise on timing.

In many cases a close relative can perform the Shraddha on behalf of the family. Tell us the situation in your enquiry and the Pandaji will guide you on what the tradition allows.

Gaya Shradh at Falgu, Vishnupad and Akshay Vat is ₹5,100 per family, with samagri and dakshina included. The 45-vedi rites, Tripindi, Narayan Bali, Pitru Dosh puja and the hotel-and-car packages each have their own published price. You receive the full total in writing before you book. There is no payment to enquire.

Payments for the rite are fully refundable whenever you cancel, including the day before or the morning of the rite. There are no deductions. We give you this promise in writing when you book. Hotel cancellation and refunds follow the hotel's policy. We confirm those terms before booking.