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yajna | यज्ञ

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17 Sep 2025
yajna | यज्ञ

yajna (Devanagari: यज्ञ ISO15919: yajña ) is a Vedic injunction in which offerings are made in the fire.

Some well known yajna are Soma yajna , Ashmedha yajna , Rajsuya yajna , Putrakameshti yajna , Agnihotra yajna .

Also written as yagya.

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