Home›Sacrificial Rituals›Vedic Sacrificial Rites›All Vedic Sacrificial RitesBrowse ByAll Vedic Sacrificial RitesThe sacrifices of the Vedic religion: the general yajna, the homa fire offering, the Srauta rites of the ritual manuals, the Agnicayana fire altar, the Ashvamedha horse sacrifice, the Soma sacrifice and the daily Agnihotra. A ritual belongs here when its cited article describes a Vedic fire or soma sacrifice. It excludes the sacrifices of other traditions. Examples in the atlas include Yajna (Fire Sacrifice).All Vedic Sacrificial RitesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)All Vedic Sacrificial RitesFilter Results5 entriesAddressed ToAllAgni (4)Origin Period Start YearAll-1500 (1)-1400 (1)FrequencyAllAs the occasion requires (4)Several times a day (1)Closed Practice StatusAllPartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (2)ObligationAllOptional and voluntary (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (5)Social FormAllPerformed by a gathered group (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (2)PractitionerAllClergy or ordained officiants (2)Householders, those living in the world (1)Trained or authorised specialists (2)Native To RegionAllIndian Subcontinent (4)Originated InAllIndian Subcontinent (4)Originates In LanguageAllVedic Sanskrit (5)Kind of ritualAllVedic Sacrificial Rites (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5AgnicayanaSacrificial RitualsAgnihotraSacrificial RitualsAshvamedhaSacrificial RitualsSrauta RitesSacrificial RitualsYajna (Fire Sacrifice)Sacrificial RitualsSourcesAgnicayana (Wikipedia)Has Member: Agnicayana, Introduction, sentences 1-2Quote, Has Member: Agnicayana, Introduction, sentences 1-2The Agnicayana (ati-rātra agni-cayana; lit. 'over-night piling up of the fire') or Athirathram (Malayalam: അതിരാത്രം) is a category of advanced Śrauta rituals.View the SourceAgnihotra (Wikipedia)Has Member: Agnihotra, Introduction, sentence 1Quote, Has Member: Agnihotra, Introduction, sentence 1Agnihotra (IAST: Agnihotra, Devnagari: अग्निहोत्र) refers to the yajna of offering ghee into the sacred fire as per strict rites, and may include twice-daily heated milk offering made by those in the Śrauta tradition.View the SourceAshvamedha (Wikipedia)Has Member: Ashvamedha, Introduction, sentence 1Quote, Has Member: Ashvamedha, Introduction, sentence 1The Ashvamedha (Sanskrit: अश्वमेध, romanized: aśvamedha) was a horse sacrifice ritual followed by the Śrauta tradition of Vedic religion.View the SourceŚrauta (Wikipedia)Has Member: Srauta Rites, Introduction, sentences 1-2Quote, Has Member: Srauta Rites, Introduction, sentences 1-2Śrauta (Sanskrit: श्रौत) is a Sanskrit word that means "belonging to śruti", that is, anything based on the Vedas of Hinduism. It is an adjective and prefix for texts, ceremonies or persons associated with śruti.View the SourceYajna (Wikipedia)Has Member: Yajna (Fire Sacrifice), Introduction, sentences 1-2Quote, Has Member: Yajna (Fire Sacrifice), Introduction, sentences 1-2In Hinduism, Yajña or Yagna (Sanskrit: यज्ञ, lit. 'act of devotion, worship, offering in fire', IAST: yajña), also known as Havana in modern contexts, is a ritual done in front of a sacred fire (agni), often with mantras.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.