Gaya is a Punya Kshetra for doing Pind Daan Ceremony by offering food for your pithrus in the pithru lok and thus satisfying their atma enabling us to receive the blessings of the Pitrus.
Gaya derives its name from the demon Gayasur, Lord Vishnu killed Gayasur by using the pressure of his foot over him. This incident transformed Gayasur into the series of rocky hills that make up the landscape of Gaya city. Important places in Gaya are