Why was fire (Agni) central to Rigvedic belief?

Agni was seen as the 'hotri' or messenger who carried the smoke of the sacrifice from the human world to the divine realm.

Vedic Ritualism

UPSC Archival Analysis

Exam Year

1993

Evidence Source

ID: HIS_ANC_1993_128 Ref: Standard Educational Reference

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Correct Option: D

In the Rigvedic period, religious life was dominated by ritual sacrifices (Yajnas) and the chanting of hymns to please personified natural forces.