Parade of Gods

Agni The Fire

First Online: August 07, 2011
Page Last Updated: August 20, 2024

Agni is one of the most important of the Vedic gods. He is the god of fire and the acceptor of sacrifices. The sacrifices made to Agni go to the deities because Agni is a messenger from and to the other gods.

Agni is ever-young, and all consuming.

Vikas Kamat/Kamat's Potpourri
Agni the Ram Rider
Agni the Ram Rider


Depiction of Agni
Detail from Gopalakrishna Temple Sculpture
Uttara Kannada, 2005

See Also:

  • Agni Purana --one of the 18 great texts of Hinduism
  • Emerald Coast -- Articles and pictures of Uttara Kannada (North Kanara) district documented over five decades.

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Four Headed Brahma, BallegaviThree Headed Animal Lover DattatreyaIdols Krishna and SubhadraVishnu as Vamana the DwarfGoddess LaxmiVaruna, the God of Rains
Rati and ManmathaGoddess SaraswatiVishwarupa of Lord VishnuLakshmi -- Goddess of WealthElephant Headed God GanapatiGoddess Durga
Four Handed Lord VishnuSurya the Sun GodLord Brihaspati Five Headed Goddess LakshmiLord Vishnu as KalkiThe Peacock Riding Karthikeyan
Sculpture of VishnuLord Brahma from a Sculptural TextbookKama Shooting the Arrow of LustRama Surrounded by Sita, Laxman and HanumanIdol of Goddess KaliLord Vishnu as Fish (Matsyavatar)
Ardhanarishwara -- Half Shiva and Half ParvatiA Wall Painting from Rural IndiaSubramanian and his Vehicle PeacockStatue of Ugra-Narasimha

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