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Agni, God of Fire

Date: c. 1000
Medium: sandstone
Culture: India, Uttar Pradesh
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

The Hindu god Agni, with flames rising behind him, is the figural form of the sacrificial fire, central to religious practice in India since the early second millennium BC. Agni’s mount is the goat, and together they preside over the Southeast. In the upper registers, Brahmans perform fire sacrifice, preach to disciples, and practice "hot yoga." This sculpture is on the cover of the Penguin Classics edition of the Hindu "Laws of Manu."

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