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<b> <c c="#a00149">Payāga</c> </b> Payāgatiṭṭha Payāgapatiṭṭhāna<br>A ford on the Ganges, on the direct route from Verañja to Benares, the road passing through Soreyya, Saṅkassa and Kaṇṇakujja, and crossing the Ganges at Payāga. <c c="#3b6bd3">Vin.iii.11</c> It was one of the river ghats where people did ceremonial bathing to wash away their sins. <c c="#3b6bd3">MN.i.39</c> <br>It is identified with the modern Allahabad, at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā.<br> <br>Location: <iref href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/25.45, 81.85">25.45, 81.85</iref> (Precision: 1, Type: ford)<br> </deftext>
(masc, masc) name of a holy bathing place; modern day Allahabad [lit.] sacrifice Construction: pa + √yaj > yag > yāg + *a
(masc, masc) sacrificial offering Construction: pa + √yaj > yag > yāg + *a