Rare Old Painting of Nine Female Hindu Goddesses Performing a Yagna, India (1800-1899)

Nine female Hindu Goddesses performing a yagna, a fire sacrifice, an old vedic ritual where offerings are made to the god of fire, Agni.

Yagna is a Hindu ritual that has been performed since ancient times in which Agni Deva, the fire god, acts as a medium between man and the gods. It is performed in front of a fire and Vedic mantras are chanted. Yagna is a Sanskrit word meaning "worship," "sacrifice" or "offering."

Rare Old Painting of Nine female Hindu Goddesses Performing a Yagna, India (1800-1899)

Rare Old Painting of Nine female Hindu Goddesses Performing a Yagna, India (1800-1899)