On the last day of the 17-day Pitru Paksha Mela held at the pilgrimage site Gayaji from 28th September, devotees who came from different states of the country to pray for the peace and salvation of the souls of their ancestors, offered Pinda Daan and Tarpan. In this series, on Saturday, Pitru Shraddha and Pind Daan were performed in Gaya for the salvation of the country’s first Chief of Defense General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat. General Bipin Rawat and Madhulika Rawat’s elder daughter Kritika Rawat, younger daughter Tarini Rawat, General Rawat’s brother retired Colonel Vijay Rawat, Madhulika Rawat’s brother Yashvardhan Singh and his wife Sapna Singh had come to perform Pind Daan. In this way, Shraddha and Pind Daan have been performed by the family in Gaya to wish for the death of General Bipin Rawat and Madhulika Rawat.
wished for salvation
After reaching Vishnupad area in Gaya, Pinda Daan was performed by his family members to wish for the salvation of General Bipin Rawat. Information will be available that on December 8, 2021, General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat died in a helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. After one and a half years, the family members have reached Gaya ji to offer Pind Daan to General Bipin Rawat and Madhulika Rawat, wishing for their salvation.
The ancestors have come to perform Shraddha and Pind Daan Shraddha.
In this regard, Madhulika Rawat’s brother Yashvardhan Singh told that he has come from Madhya Pradesh. Along with this, General Bipin Rawat’s two daughters Krutika Rawat and Tarini Rawat, General Saheb’s brother Colonel Vijay Rawat, I Yashvardhan Singh and my wife Sapna Singh have reached Gaya ji. The ritual of Pind Daan is being performed.
Bipin Rawat’s relative said…
Yashvardhan Singh, brother of Bipin Rawat’s wife Madhulika Rawat, told that the MI 17 helicopter had crashed on 8 December 2021 in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. General Vipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat were killed in this helicopter. Wishing for his salvation, all our family members have reached Gaya to perform Pind Daan. There is mythological significance of offering Pind Daan here. That’s why we have come.
How did Vipin Rawat die?
On 8 December 2021, General Bipin Rawat was going to Wellington, Tamil Nadu for his tour in an Air Force Mi-17 V5 helicopter. The helicopter took off from Sulur Air Base at 11:48 AM and was scheduled to land in Wellington at 12:15 AM. But the air traffic control of Sulur Air Base lost its contact at 12:08 am and it crashed in Coonoor. There were 14 people in this helicopter including General Vipin Rawat and his wife. Out of which 13 people died. General Vepin Rawat was 63 years old when this accident happened. He was appointed the country’s first Chief of Defense in January 2020.
Report- Sanjeev Kumar Sinha, Gaya