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What is a yajna?

What is a yajna? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (Hinduism) A ritual of sacrifice to the Devas.
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Then Yajna personally took the post of Indra, the King of the heavenly planets.
These texts discuss theology, philosophy, mythology, Vedic yajna, Yoga, agamic rituals, and temple building, among other topics.
Devhuti given birth to one son name kapila and 9 daughters while Prasuti have given birth Yajna and Akuti has given birth to one son and one daughter.
Hundreds of men, women and children participated in the yajna, performed pooja and offered prayers to Lord Indra to seek rain showers.
At some point in time, Rakshasas and asuras attacked them, but Yajna, accompanied by his sons the Yamas and the demigods, killed them.
The Avestan yasna is equivalent to yajna, zrazda to shraddha, and kavi is common to both texts.

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