The Disciplines

At precisely local sunrise & sunset timings, two pinchfuls of uncooked rice grains, smeared with few drops of cow's ghee are offered into the Fire. The Fire is prepared in a semi-pyramid shaped copper- pot. While offering the two portions to the Fire, two simple Vedic mantras are chanted.

For the practice of Agnihotra a few disciplines are observed:

• Agnihotra is performed exactly at local sunrise/sunset timings.
• A semi-pyramid shaped copper pot has to be used.
• A small fire prepared using dried cow dung cakes.
• Two pinchfuls of uncooked rice grains smeared with few drops of cow's ghee are offered in fire.
• Two simple Sanskrit mantras are chanted while offering.