Agnihotra
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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, at all. Therefore the agnihotra must be offered."
External Sources
- http://www.agnihotra.org/
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