Gaya Tirth Purohit
Pandit Sanjay Bhaiya Motiwale
40+ years in Gaya Shradh, Pind Daan, Tarpan and related ancestral rites
Hereditary Gayawal Tirth Purohit. The right to perform the rites at the Gaya vedis passes down the family, and he has done this work all his life.
Family: Bhaiya (Motiwale)
Family languages: Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English
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Gaya’s hereditary Gayawal priesthood
Gayawal Pandas are Gaya’s traditional pilgrimage priests. Ritual knowledge and relationships with pilgrim families pass from one generation to the next within these priestly families. Historical research documents this family-based priesthood in Gaya over centuries.
History of the Gayawal priesthood: Tirthankar Roy · The Journal of Asian Studies
Ancestral rites and ceremonies
- Gaya Shradh
- Pind Daan
- Tarpan
- Tripindi Shradh
- Narayan Bali
- Ekoddishta and Varshik Shraddha
- Pitru Dosh Nivaran Puja
- Vrihad Gaya Shradh - the seventeen-day observance
- Pitru Paksha rites at the Gaya vedis
Each of our purohits performs the ancestral rites listed here.
Where he lives
Gwalior Sindhia Bhavan, Shamshan Ghat Road, Vishnupad, GayaFamilies’ experiences with Vayu
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Other purohits in the Bhaiya (Motiwale) family
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- Pandit Shivam Bhaiya Motiwale
15+ years in Gaya Shradh, Pind Daan, Tarpan and related ancestral rites
- Pandit Rahul Bhaiya Motiwale
15+ years in Gaya Shradh, Pind Daan, Tarpan and related ancestral rites
- Pandit Prashant Bhaiya Motiwale
20+ years in Gaya Shradh, Pind Daan, Tarpan and related ancestral rites