Fire Worship in Ancient India

The fire has attracted the attention of mankind for adoration all over the world from the very beginning of human history. This book presents the history of Fire-Worship in Ancient India, tracing it’s origin, growth and development in the country. The main aim of the book has been to trace the successive phases of development of basic ideals, rituals and conceptions of Fire-Worship as reflected primarily in the Brahmanical literature of India. The non-Brahmanical literature, as well as the archaeological, iconographical and epigraphic evidences have been taken into account with a view to confirm and corroborate the data gleaned from the Brahmanic sources.