HAVAN

HAVAN

PERFORMING THE  HAVAN

Although a flammable fire is the central element of every havan ritual, the procedure and items offered to the fire vary by what occasions the ceremony, or by the benefit expected from the ritual. Procedures invariably include the following:-

the kindling and ignition of the sacrificial fire.the invocation of one or more divinities.the making of offerings (whether real or visualized) to them with the fire as via media, amid the recitation of prescribed prayers and mantras.

The burning fire forms the focus of devotions; it is often maintained on specific types of dung, wood, dried coconut (copra) and/or other combustibles.

The fire-altar (vedi or homa/havan Kunda) is generally made of brick or stone or a copper vessel and is almost always built specifically for the occasion, being dismantled immediately afterward.

This fire-altar is invariably built in a square shape. While very large vedis are occasionally built for major public havans.

Again, where it include a hollowing of the earth to create a relatively deep pit, usual altars involve no such excavation and indeed rise only inches above the ground.

In all events, Again, whereas major altars at public events may include a hollowing of the earth to create a relatively deep pit, usual altars involve no such excavation and indeed rise only inches above the ground.

In all events, the arrangement is centered in the middle of a space, which may be either outdoors or indoors. The principal people performing the ceremony and the priests who instruct them through the rituals seat themselves around the altar, while family, friends and other devotees from a larger ring around that center.

The principal people performing the ceremony and the priests who instruct them through the rituals seat themselves around the altar, while family, friends and other devotees from a larger ring around that center.

The length and procedure of a HAVAN  depends on the purpose to which it is performed; many different types of HAVAN exist.

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