What if an Asura became so devoted to Lord Vishnu that even death rituals lost their purpose because everyone could reach Vishnuloka? According to a traditional Hindu legend, this was the extraordinary story of Gayasur. His devotion became so powerful that the gods faced an unexpected problem. When Lord Brahma asked for his body for a sacred yajna, Gayasur agreed. But the story took a surprising turn when his body would not remain still. The legend is associated with Gaya in Bihar, one of Hinduism's most important pilgrimage sites for ancestral rites.
