PATNA: Gaya town in Bihar will now be officially known as ‘ Gaya Ji ’. The state govt approved a decision to rename the town in a cabinet meeting chaired by CM Nitish Kumar on Friday. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, the State’s additional chief secretary S Siddharth said the decision was taken in view of local sentiments and the town’s historic and religious importance.
Scores of Hindu pilgrims from across the globe visit Gaya every year, especially during ‘Pitrapaksh’ (Sept-Oct), to offer ‘pind daan’ to their ancestors.
Scores of Hindu pilgrims from across the globe visit Gaya every year, especially during ‘Pitrapaksh’ (Sept-Oct), to offer ‘pind daan’ to their ancestors.
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