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The Agnihotra (sanskrit: agni = fire, hotra = healing), is practiced in the rhythm of sunrise and sunset.

Agnihotra is a pyramid fire technique passed down from the ancient Atharva Vedas.

It is a process of removing the toxic conditions of the atmosphere through the agency of fire

The thereby healed and purified atmosphere imparts beneficial effects on man, animals and plants (Paranjpe, 1989).

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The ancient knowledge about the pyramid fire was newly revived in the middle of the 20th century by Parama Sadguru Shree Gajanan Maharaj and his student, Shree

Vasant V. Paranjpe.

Today, it is mainly practiced by organic farmers in South America and India, but

is also gaining increasing attention in North America and Europe.

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It is also known as the “Maharishi” vedic organic

agriculture

since it was earlier mentioned in ‘Atharvaved’ and it

had been

Practiced successfully by ‘Rishi and maharishis’.

The science and believes behind it:-

Utilizing the healing fire, holy ash & vedic sounds,

the sounds of natural

law to awaken the inner intelligence of the plant and

promote a peaceful , healthy life for all who eat them.

The chanting of mantaras removes negative

energies from the environment

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Heal our environment&

we heal ourselves

Dried Cow dung

2 pinches of rice grain

matches

Ghee

Copper pyramid

Fire source

PROCEDURE OF PERFORMING AGNIHOTRA

Preparation of Agnihotra fire:-Procedures :- One piece of cow dung cake is placed on

the bottom of the pyramid; and more cake pieces which ghee on them are placed along the inside of the pyramid, leaving an opening in the middle.

The rice offering consists of two pinches of raw rice without broken into pieces.

The fire should be lightened several minutes before the precise time, so that the cow dung cake will be fully ablaze at the exact time.

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This adding of pinch of rice into the fire with chanting mantras in Sanskrit . There are two types of mantras which are performed at the time of sunrise in the morning and sunset in the evening.

. At the precise moment, being the mantras adding one of the portion of rice after ‘swaha’ continue the mantras, adding the second offering after ‘swaha’.

The completes Agnihotra within 10 min. and it is preferable to sit quitely or mediate untill the fire goes out.

_The ash residue left after the performance of Agnihotra is collected every day in a cloth. It is shifted finely through fine muslin cloth. The fine sieved ash is ‘the miracle powder’ used in Agnihotrafarming as a growth promoter & insecticide.

FLOW DIAGRAM OF

PROCEDURE

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AT SUNRISE :

sooryáya swáhá sooryáya idam namam

prajápataye swáhá prajápataye idam namam.

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AT SUNSET :

agnaye swáhá agnaye idam namam

prajápataye swáhá prajápataye idam namam.

How does Agnihotra Work?

Copper pyramid:receiver andsender of subtlehealing energies

Energyis beingdisperced

Is sent to the

atmosphereComes back tothereceptacle

AGNIHOTRAFIRE

The pyramid affects an area of 40 hectares, which is the area in a radius of 357 m.

BASIC FIRE AGNIHOTRACREATES THE MAIN HEALING CYCLE

BIOSPHERE 12 KM

The plant givesa Biofeedbackto theatmosphere

TAKES NUTRIENTSAND PRANIC ENERGIES

RESONANCE PYRAMID

357 m

SUNRISEAND SUNSET

Energyis beingdisperced

Brings nutrientsto all LIFE:

PLANTANIMALHUMAN

MOUNTAINS

SOIL

LAKE - WATER

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METHOD OF APPLICATION

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USES OF AGNIHOTRA ASH (THE

MIRACLE POWDER) IN AGRICULTURE

1. SOIL PREPARATION:-(a) For fields irrigated prior to sowing:-

5kg of Agnihotra ash per acre spread on the fields.with limited amount of ash, cowdung cakes should be pulverised to a powder and mixed with the ash available.

(b) For fields with no pre sowing irrigation:-Ash should be mixed with water and solution should be sprayed on the fields 2-3 days prior to sowing.2

2.SEED TREATMENT:-20 g Ash + Cow’s urine + 1 kg seed Shade dried.

3. IRRIGATION:-_ During each irrigation, the ash should be tied in a cotton

cloth and suspended over the irrigation channel in such a way that the rushing water dissolves the ash and carries it into the field. ( 5 kg Ash dissolved in 1000 L water for 5 acre).

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4. CROP PROTECTION:-

Crops sprayed with the ash solution get protected from pest and diseases.

100 L water + 5 L cow’s urine + 2 kg Ash Stirred 2-3 times per day with stick 3rd day Ash settles down at the bottomwithout shaking & disturbing sediment pour off all liquid with a cloth Sprayed on the crop.

The healing power of the spraying solution can be increased by stirring it:-* Clockwise 5 times in the morning* Anticlockwise 5 times in the evening.

5. STORAGE OF CROPS:- Cereals & Pulses can be mixed with ash prior to storage .

A layer of ash can be spread at the bottom of the storage container, another layer when the container is half full and the third layer when the container has been filled to the top.

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EFFECT ON AGRICULTURE

• Increases useful micro-organisms in the soil. E.gthe size (up to 50cm) and population of the earthworm in the soil.

• Increases water holding capacity of the soil.

• Increases solubility of phosphates.

• Assists in disease, pest and insects control.

• Facilitate increased activities of honeybees (pollinator).

• Enhances nutritional and vitality contents of compost & vermicompost.

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AGNIHOTRA FIELD

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Table 1. Effect of Homa organic farming on growth and yield of Rose cv. Passion

(Photos l to r: powdery mildew on Rose; healthy HomaRose cv. Passion)

. Effect of Agnihotra on pest complex of Potato cv. Kufri

jyoti

Among the four treatments Organic farming with Agnihotra (T2) in Potato recorded higher

performance for yield 9.6 t/ha and showed increased disease resistance. (Source-H.R.C.Otty).

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Table 2. Effect of Homa organic farming on the incidence of Powdery mildew of Rose cv.

Passion

Among the four treatments Organic farming with Agnihotra (T2) in Rose recorded

higher performance for fresh flower wt/ plant 21.34 (g), Stalk length 88.98(cm),

Flower diameter 7.54 (cm), No. of flowers/plant/year 28.80, and higher shelf life of

flowers 16 (days) (Table1).

Organic farming with Agnihotra (T2) showed higher disease resistance in Rose (Table

2).

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EFFECT ON ENVIRONMENT

Homa application are a practical contribution to environment protection because they purify the atmosphere and improve the quality of air,water,soil .

The pyramid form and the copper act as a generator of NEGATIVE ions, these ions have a BENEFICIAL effect on the environment and a positive effect on well being people

Cow dung contain the substance similar to penicillin which has a disinfecting effect and reduces pathogenic bacteria

According to vedic scriptures cow dung reduces the radioactive radiation.

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Continued….

Bees are also attracted to the homaenergies they enable them to fulfill their task of pollinating plants more effectively in addition bees produce a special hormone in the homaatmosphere which consumed through the honey strengeths the immune system of the people .

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EFFECT ON HEALTH

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Agnihotra ash –” The miracle powder” used as medicine such as:-

Mental and emotional healing.

Physical healing.

Renews brain cells.

Revitalizes the skin.

Purifies blood.

Balances the homeostasis of the body.

Great aid for de-addiction.

AGNIHOTRA EFFECT ON BACTERIAL POPULATION

• A preliminary experiment was carried out to study the effect of

Agnihotra on the bacterial population in a room where Agnihotra

was performed. For this study, two rooms of equal dimensions

were selected.

• In both rooms fire was prepared from dried cowdung cakes in

copper pyramids and the basal reading of number of

microorganisms in both the rooms was taken by exposing blood

agar plates at four corners of the room for 10 minutes.

• Bacterial counts were taken again in both the rooms in a similar

manner at half hour intervals. Thus readings were taken in both

the rooms up to two hours after performance of Agnihotra.

• It was quite interesting to note that microbial counts in the room

where Agnihotra was performed were reduced by 91.4% .

• This leads one to think that it was the process of

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ATHARAV VED –ANCIENT GURU TRADITION In the Atharva veda Guru tradition of

ancient India, the following things are told:

Agnihotra neutralizes harmful radiationsand cleanses the planet.

By performance of Agnihotra pyramid HOMA the blood gets purified.

You sit at Agnihotra fire and breathe in the smoke which goes quickly into the blood stream and lungs. This has excellent effect on circulatory system.

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Aftermath of the explosion and

meltdown. Thirty-one firefighters died trying to control the blaze in Unit 4.

Chernobyl

Since the

Chernobyl

accident we are

dealing with a

much increased

man-made

radioactivity

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Insects Become Radioactive

Around Chernobyl, site of the

nuclear power plant accident

the insects have not died.

They have become

radioactive.

They multiply and create

havoc.

There is no way to stop them

except Agnihotra HOMA Therapy

as given in the ancient Atharva

Veda Guru tradition of India.

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Kirchberg, Austria - 1986 A farmer had a farm in Kirchberg near Graz, Austria in 1986

when the Chernobyl accident happened.

He was following the basic teachings of Atharva Veda tradition

which he had learned directly from Vasantji - sunrise/sunset

Agnihotra, offerings to fire with Mrityunjaya Mantra four hours

daily and twenty four hours on Pournima and Amavasya day.

Immediately after the Chernobyl accident Austrian Government

issued instruction that milk and fodder in our area should be

tested for radioactivity.

Scientists were shocked to find that milk and fodder on his

farm had normal radioactivity while all the surrounding farms

had much higher radioactivity.

This was a direct proof how knowledge from Atharva veda and

Guru Tradition of India protected his farm from Radioactivity.

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ADVANTAGES it is a total and complete organic farming with assured

yield.

It produces healthy soils ,healthy plant life and healthy

yield

restores natural taste , color and flavor of the yield.

reduces incidence of pests and disease and there by the

need of pest control measure

poison – free fodder and food, no environmental

pollution and ecological disturbance, safe to handle by

the plant protectors.

leads to sustainable agriculture

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PRECAUTION

Agnihotra done at the exact time of sunrise and

sunset

only whole kernal rice is used .

you have to use only copper or gold pyramid .

cow dung should be dried .

you have to mix content in proper ratio.

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LIMITATION Solution should be sprayed a little before

flowering.

Later when crop starts ripening.

During pollination only dry ash should be

sprayed on the field since spraying a solution a

could interfere pollination.

There is not any effective role in weed

management

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CONCLUSIONS: Agnihotra – An age old Vedic solution

to new age challenges

From the results presented here, the potential of Homa farming and Agnihotra ash in particular to improve the solubility and thus the plant availability of soil P is clearly visible.

However, a number of questions remain to be solved. As was shown in the experiments, the use of copper vessels for burning appears to play an important role in the effectiveness of the fire technique.

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Greater the number of people engaged in the

practice of Agnihotra at a location, greater and

faster shall be the impact.

Prof. Hernandez opined that Agnihotra

neutralises toxicity, modifies the surroundings

affecting both the physical and mental health.

Thus Homa therapy acts like a silent

psychotherapy.

As a result of agnihotra more and more people

have stopped drinking alcohol and smoking

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REFERENCES

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www.homatherapy.com

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