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Pretshila (Devanagari: प्रेतशिला) is a sacred hill in the Gayaji district of Bihar in India.[1][2] It is a revered place for Hindu adherents coming to perform pind daan for their ancestors. It is a legendary site having religious significance associated with Puranas.[3] On top of the legendary hill, there is a temple dedicated to Lord Yama in Hinduism. In the tradition of Hinduism, Lord Yama is believed to be the God of Death.[1] There is a sacred altar called Pretshila Vedi, which holds footprints of Lord Vishnu as per Hindu legends.[4] Similarly, a sacred water body known as Brahma Kund is also situated at the Pretshila Hill.[5][6]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pretshila Hill | TimesTravel". https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/gaya/travel-guide/pretshila-hill/amp_itinerary_guideshow/52430383.cms.
- ↑ India, Archæological Survey of (1979) (in en). Indian Archaeology. Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=vmtDAAAAYAAJ&q=pretshila+gaya&dq=pretshila+gaya&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsrOHV4uWWAxWAj-EIHYrNF7gQ6AF6BAgLEAM#pretshila%20gaya.
- ↑ "गया में करीब 975 फीट उंची प्रेतशिला पर पिंडदान करने से मृतआत्माओं को मिलती है मुक्ति" (in hi). 2019-09-19. https://www.bhaskar.com/religion/dharam/pretshila-hill-is-almost-975-feet-high-in-gaya-dead-souls-get-salvation-by-pind-daan-here-01645489.html.
- ↑ "Pitru Paksha 2021: प्रेतशिला से निकल कर पिंडदान ग्रहण करने आते हैं पूर्वज, जानें इस स्थान का रहस्य" (in hi). 2021-09-28. https://www.aajtak.in/religion/worship/story/pitru-paksha-2021-shraddh-pind-daan-pretshila-gaya-significance-tlifd-1333079-2021-09-28.
- ↑ Thakur, Upendra; Akhtar, Naseem; Banerjee, Naresh (1981) (in en). Glories of Gaya: Glimpses of History and Archaeology : 42nd Indian History Congress Souvenir. The Congress. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=848cAAAAMAAJ&q=pretshila+gaya&dq=pretshila+gaya&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsrOHV4uWWAxWAj-EIHYrNF7gQ6AF6BAgNEAM#pretshila.
- ↑ Vidyarthi, Lalita Prasad (1961) (in en). The Sacred Complex in Hindu Gaya. Asia Publishing House. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=eMIcAAAAMAAJ&q=pretshila+gaya&dq=pretshila+gaya&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsrOHV4uWWAxWAj-EIHYrNF7gQ6AF6BAgKEAM#pretshila.
