Agnihotra

(“fire sacrifice”) Religious rite in
which offerings are made to the
sacred fire, considered to be the god
Agni in material form. The term can
also refer to the maintenance and care
of the sacred fire itself. The roots of
worship based on a sacrificial fire go
back to the Vedas, the oldest and most
authoritative Hindu sacred texts. This
type of worship is still present in modern times, although much diminished
in emphasis.