In Pishachmochan, 25,000 people are offering pinddaan and tarpan every day. The Narayan Bali ritual is the most significant for those who died prematurely; they place the deceased's picture on a leaf.

In Varanasi, during the Pitru Paksha, more than 25,000 people are visiting the Pishachmochan Tirtha daily for Shraddha and Tarpan. Here, Shraddha rituals are performed under various procedures to seek the peace of the ancestors and freedom from untimely death. Among these, Narayan Bali, Tripindi Shraddha, Parvan Shraddha, Tarpan, and Gaya Shraddha are prominent. According to tradition, Narayan Bali is given special importance in cases of untimely death.