Vishnupad Temple, Gaya

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Vishnupad Temple in Gaya is a major Hindu pilgrimage site in Bihar, India, revered as the spot bearing Lord Vishnu’s footprint and an important center for ancestral rites (pind daan).

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instanceOf Hindu temple
pilgrimage site
architectureStyle Nagara style
associatedDeity Lord Vishnu
linked to: Vishnu
associatedWith ancestral rites
pind daan
shraddha rituals
attractsPilgrimsFrom Nepal
all over India
category Hindu pilgrimage sites in India
Hindu temples in Bihar
Vishnu temples
city Gaya
considered major Hindu pilgrimage site
country India
culturalSignificance important center for ancestor worship
dedicatedTo Vishnu
famousFor pind daan ceremonies
rituals for ancestors
footprintEnshrinedIn basalt rock
hasFestival Pitru Paksha period rituals
hasSacredObject footprint of Vishnu
hasStructure courtyard
sanctum sanctorum
shikhara
heritageStatus important religious heritage site of Bihar
languageOfRituals Sanskrit
linkedToMythology Vishnu subduing the demon Gayasura
linkedToText Puranas
locatedIn Bihar
Gaya
Gaya district
India
locatedOn banks of the Phalgu River
mainSanctumContains Vishnu’s footprint
nearbyRiver Phalgu River
peakPilgrimageSeason Pitru Paksha
linked to: Pitra Paksha
pilgrimageType Pitru-tirtha
linked to: Pitrloka
primaryDeity Vishnu
region Magadh
linked to: Magadha
religion Hinduism
ritualSpecialists Hindu priests
pandas of Gaya
state Bihar
visitedBy Hindu pilgrims
visitedFor performing pind daan
performing shraddha

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Magadh region religiousSite Vishnupad Temple, Gaya