Sita Kund

Sita Kund is a sacred Hindu site on the eastern bank of the Falgu River in Gaya, Bihar, opposite the Vishnupad Temple. Revered as the place where Goddess Sita performed pind daan for King Dasharatha, it features a small temple and stepped kund. Pilgrims visit during Pitru Paksha to offer ancestral rites. The site combines riverbed landscape, religious structures, and mythological association, forming an integral part of the Gaya pilgrimage circuit.

Visitors can expect a small temple shrine and stepped kund situated on the sandy bed of the Falgu River, directly opposite the Vishnupad Temple. The setting is open and arid with river sand, stone steps and ghats leading to the kund. Pilgrims and priests perform pind daan and other ancestral rituals. The area includes modest shops and stalls nearby and offers views across the river to the temple complex. The atmosphere is primarily religious and ritual-focused.

Associated with the Ramayana, Sita Kund is traditionally believed to be the spot where Goddess Sita offered pind daan for her father-in-law King Dasharatha on the banks of the Falgu River when Lord Rama and Lakshmana were away. The legend also links the site to Sita's curse on the Falgu River. The kund has been a revered pilgrimage spot for centuries as part of the Gaya pilgrimage tradition.

Highly significant in Hindu tradition for Pitru Paksha and ancestral rites. Pilgrims believe offering pind daan at Sita Kund helps attain salvation for ancestors. It forms an essential part of the Gaya pilgrimage circuit alongside Vishnupad Temple and Akshayavat, and is visited by devotees from across India, especially during Pitru Paksha.