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Fire worship
(redirected from Fire ritual)

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the worship of fire, which prevails chiefly in Persia, among the followers of Zoroaster, called Chebers, or Guebers, and among the Parsees of India.

See also: Fire



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Byline: ANI Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Oct 20(ANI): In tune with an ancient Hindu tradition, priests in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu region on Tuesday commenced the Ashwamedha Yagna, the fire ritual as narrated in Ramayana and Mahabharata, amid chantings from Vedic scriptures.
Priests perform traditional Hindu fire ritual in Himachal Pradesh by Asian News International
Byline: ANI Ahmedabad, July 6 (ANI): Seeking an end to the continuing dry spell, Hindu priests on Sunday offered special prayers and fire ritual to appease the rain God in Ahmedabad.
Gujarat offers special prayers for rain by Asian News International
Byline: ANI Jajiwal (Rajasthan, May 23 (ANI): Acute water scarcity leading to drought like condition and intense heat forced the residents of Jajiwal village in Rajasthan, to perform a fire ritual to please the rain gods shower their bounty on them.
Rajasthan villagers seek divine intervention to get rain by Asian News International
 
 
 
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