It is said that when demon Gayasura was liberated by Lord Vishnu Chakra the body was cut into three parts out of which
- the upper portion had fallen at Gaya (Bihar) called Siro Gaya or Seersha Gaya,
- the middle portion had fallen at Jajpur (Orissa) called Nabhi Gaya and
- the bottom portion had fallen at Pithapuram (Andhra Pradesh) called Paada Gaya.
- Siro Gaya (Kapali Gaya) at Badrinath,
- Nabhi Gaya at Naimisharanya https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/isha
- Paada Gaya at Gaya (near Patna in Bihar).
It is said that as per sacred scripts, there are five Gaya Kshetras. They are
Pithru Gaya (Siro Gaya) at Gaya (Bihar) on the banks of river Phalgu,
Nabhi Gaya at Jajpur (Orissa) on the banks of Vaitharani river,