Homa (ritual)

Homa (also known as homam or havan) is a Sanskrit word (Sanskrit: हवन) which refers to any ritual in which making offerings into a consecrated fire is the primary action. Its practice by "Rishis" in ancient time refers close to the Vedic era. At present, the words homa/homam and havan are interchangeable with the word Yajna & Agnihotra.

Homas are an important religious practice in Hinduism where they are part of most Sanskar ceremonies. They are also prevalent in current-day Buddhism (particularly the Tibetan and Japanese Vajrayana traditions) and Jainism.

Procedure

Although a consecrated fire is the central element of every homa 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 involve -

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

    Havan (English: Offering Prayers To God In Front Of Fire) was an Indian Television Drama Series that premiered on 26 September 2011 and ended on 30 March 2012 and used to be aired on Colors Monday through Friday evenings. The show is produced by Rajan Shahi of Director Kuts Production.

    Story

    Havan is a story about a devotee and the God. It is true that one unites with God only after one's life, but what if a devotee meets her God in her real life? Not only that, what if she is connected to him through a relationship? Havan tries to deal with such relationship and tries to explore relationships built around this premise. When it comes to belief and faith, logic hardly prevails. Havan has a lot of situations which can only be understood and accepted through faith and not logic. What if one day this very faith is challenged? Especially when this faith is in a human being who has been given the position of God in the hearts of his devotees. How will a devotee, whose life`s very base is this faith, react to such situation?

    Podcasts:

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    Together's Better

    by: Haven

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    please listen, listen please...
    cause together's alright...
    i want, want you to see
    that together we're better...
    i want, want you to see
    that togethers alright...
    please don't ignore me please
    cause together we're better...
    we are supposed to be together all night
    you've got to, got to see
    that together we're better...
    please listen, listen please
    cause together we're alright
    you've got to, got to see
    things can only get better
    i want, want you to see
    that together's alright...
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    you've got to, got to see
    things can only get better...
    please listen, listen please
    cause together we're alright...
    cause together we're better...
    cause together we're better...
    cause together we're better...




    Latest News for: havan

    6 from Delhi-NCR held for ‘havan’outside Shahi Masjid in Sambhal

    The Times of India 04 Apr 2025
    They were stopped and questioned, upon which they told us that they wanted to perform ‘havan' ... said that 'when namaz can be offered in the mosque, then permission for havan should also be given'.

    UP: 3 detained for attempting to perform puja, havan at Shahi Jama Masjid

    The Siasat Daily 04 Apr 2025
    Three individuals from Delhi were detained by police on Friday, April 4, for allegedly trying to perform a havan and puja at the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal.
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