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Yagya ritual

Hinduism is a complex system of religious practices and beliefs. The early form of this religion developed sometime during the second millennium BCE when so-called Aryan tribes moved from the Eurasian steppes around the Caspian Sea to India. Today, Hinduism is still a very important part of Indian culture and identity, and it is also one of the major

world religions.

Yagya" is a thanksgiving ritual that is one of the most common and important rituals in Zoroastrianism. It is held to celebrate the year's religious holidays and commemorate events and people significant for worshippers. It is usually performed by two priests, but there can be four or even more special occasions. Priests sit on the floor around a cloth upon which fruits, flowers, milk and bread are placed. Prayers are chanted in front of a fire that burns in an "afargan", or fire urn. Zoroastrians do not worsnip fire but consider it as a medium between people and the supernatural world.

 

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