Fire Rituals

Homas is an ancient form of fire rituals, stemming from the Vedic Science. A homa can help you to get well, have good relationships, find a partner, have children and it may even remove bad karma or negative aspects in a horoscope or with Vastu.

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Homas are powerful ancient fire rituals that have been performed in India by the Vedic sages for over 5000 years. Read more about the purpose behind the most common homas; Sudarshana homa, Lakshmi Kubera homa, Navagraha homa, Gayatri homa, Dhanavantri homa, Vidya homa, Kritya Pariharana, Mangala Samskarana homa Maha devi homa, Vastu homa, Aayushya homa, Punyahavachana homa .

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Firing:

The discharge of psychic energy in a ritual, the timing of which is frequently critical.

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Tretagni (Sanskrit) [from treta triad + agni fire]

A triad of fire; in Hindu religious ritual the three sacred fires taken collectively -- the sacrificial, the household, and southern fire. These three sacred fires are obtained by the attrition of sticks commonly made of the wood of the Asvattha tree, mystically called the Tree of Wisdom and Knowledge.

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Fire walking: A ritual means of demonstrating an individual's possession of extraordinary powers by appearing unharmed after walking barefoot over a series of fires or across a bed of hot coals. Fire walking serves as a religious ordeal or test.

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Pranagnihotra Upanishad: (Sanskrit) A minor Upanishad which explains how to transform the external ritual of the fire sacrifice into pranagnihotra, "the sacrifice offered in the prana fire" of one's own being.

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A Havan is a sacred purifying ritual in Hinduism that involves a fire ceremony. It is a ritual of sacrifice made to the Fire god, Agni. After the fire is lit in a Havan Kund, things as fruits, honey, wooden goods et cetera are made to the sacred fire. It is believed that, this sacrifice would bring health, happiness, luck and prosperity. Other related archivesAgni, Fire, Hinduism, ritual, sacrifice

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agnikaraka: (Sanskrit) "Fire ritual." The Agamic term for yajna. See: yajna.

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agnikaraka: (Sanskrit) "Fire ritual." The Agamic term for yajna. See: yajna.

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vashatkaara:

vashatkaara. A ritual exclamation uttered at the end of a sacrificial hymn for offering of fire oblations.

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havis:

havis. Sacred offering into the ritual fire place.

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Wand:

A short stick of wood or metal, used ritually in western occultism as a symbol (usually) of the “element” of Fire, as well as for concentrating and directing energies.

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Yajna: Sacrifice; offering; sacrificial ceremony; a ritual sacrifice; usually the fire sacrifice known as agnihotra or havan.

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agni-hotra:

agni-hotra (-hothra). Ritual of offering oblations in the holy fireplace. Three kinds are: daily obligation, occasional obligation, and optional fire.

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Yajna

1) A sacrificial fire ritual in which Vedic mantras are recited while wood, fruit, grain, oil, yogurt, and ghee are poured into the fire as an offering to the Lord.

2) Any work or spiritual practice that is offered as worship to God.

(See also: Yajna, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

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A Fire Temple (also Dar-e Mihr, or Atash Kadeh in Iran, Agiary in India, and various names in North America) is a place of worship for Zoroastrians. It is typically a building with a hall and various rooms or chambers, the most holy of which houses a sacred fire, which laymen make offerings to and priests perform rituals before. In Zoroastrianism fire is revered as the son of Ahura Mazda, and represented by the Amesha Spenta Asha Vahishta, or "Best Righteousness." There are three grades of fires: the Atash ...

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• Agiary - Origins
• Agiary - Development
• Agiary - The Great Fires
• Agiary - From Muslim Invasions to Present
• Agiary - Fire Temples Today
• Agiary - List of Atash Behrams
• Agiary - List of Fire Temples: South Asia
• Agiary - List of Fire Temples: Iran
• Agiary - List of Fire Temples: Iran
• Agiary - List of Fire Temples: North America
• Agiary - Related Links

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Agnihotra (अग्निहोत्र) is a spiritual ritual originally from India, performed at dawn and dusk. Practitioners will purify themselves with water, stir a sacred fire, chant sacred verses, and recite a prayer to Agni. In english Agni means Fire and Hotra means healing, so Agnihotra means healing-fire. The Rig-Veda (1.1 ) states, "Agni earned the prayers of the ancient sages, and of those of the present, too; he will bring the gods here." The Ani-Brahmana (1.1-19 ) states, "...he who does not offer the agnihotra does not come into life, a ...

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• Agnihotra - External Sources

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Aarti, ãrti, arathi, or ãrati is a Hindu ritual in which light from wicks soaked in ghee (purified butter) or camphor is offered to one or more deities. It may be said to have descended from the Vedic concept of fire rituals, or homa. The word may also refer to the traditional Hindu devotional song that is sung in the ritual of the same name. Aarti is performed and sung to develop the highest love for God. "Aa" means towards, and "rati" means the higest love for God in Sanskrit. Until one attains the highest love ...

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• Aarti - Aarti in Hindu temples
• Aarti - Aarti Lyrics
• Aarti - Aarti in South Indian temples

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In Hinduism, Yajna or Yagya यज्ञ(Sanskrit yajñá "worship, prayer, praise; offering, oblation, sacrifice") is a Vedic ritual of sacrifice performed to please the Devas, or sometimes to the Supreme Spirit Brahman. It involves pouring oblations into the divine Agni (the sacrificial fire). Everything that is offered in the divine Agni is believed to reach the Devas. A yajna is typically performed by a hotar, with a number of additional priests playing a supporting role, chanting Vedic verses. Often there will be a ...

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