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mahavedi, the great or entire altar; uttaravedi, the northern altar made for the sacred fire (agnyayatana) dhishnya, a sort of subordinate or side-altar, generally a heap of earth covered with sand on which the fire is placed; drona, an altar shaped like a trough (Shulbas. 3.216) adhvaradhishnya, a second altar at the Soma sacrifice
A homa altar with offerings. The homa ritual grammar is common to many samskara (rite of passage) ceremonies in various Hindu traditions. [22] [23] [24] The Vedic fire ritual, at the core of various homa ritual variations in Hinduism, is a "bilaterally symmetrical" structure of a rite. [25]
The Temple of Vesta housed Vesta's holy fire, which was a symbol of Rome's safety and prosperity. [1] The temple has a circular footprint, making it a tholos . Since the worship of Vesta began in private homes, the architecture seems to pay homage to the architecture of early Roman homes.
Many more ruins are popularly identified as the remains of Zoroastrian fire temples even when their purpose is of evidently secular nature, or are the remains of a temple of the shrine cults, or as is the case of a fort-like fire temple and monastery at Surkhany, Azerbaijan, that unambiguously belongs to another religion.
The sacred fire of Vesta was a sacred eternal flame in ancient Rome.The Vestal Virgins, originally numbering two, later four, and eventually six, were selected by lot and served for thirty years, tending the holy fire and performing other rituals connected to domestic life—among them were the ritual sweeping of the temple on June 15 and the preparation of food for certain festivals.
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