Is Gaya Pind Daan the same as Gaya Shraddha?

Gaya Pind Daan and Gaya Shraddha refer to the same complex of ancestral rites performed at Gaya. Shraddha is the broader term for all rituals performed with sincere reverence for ancestors — including Tarpan (water oblation), Pind Daan (rice ball offering), and Brahmin Bhoj (feeding of Brahmins). Pind Daan specifically refers to the rice ball offering, which is the central act of the ceremony. Both terms are used interchangeably in common usage.