payāga

PayāgaPayāgatiṭṭhaPayāgapatiṭṭhāna

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. Vin.iii.11 It was one of the river ghats where people did ceremonial bathing to wash away their sins. MN.i.39

It is identified with the modern Allahabad, at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā.

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