Agnihotra (अगà¥à¤¨à¤¿à¤¹à¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤°) is a Vedic yajna (ritual or sacrifice), performed at dawn and dusk. Practitioners will purify themselves with water, stir a sacred fire, chant sacred verses, and recite a prayer to Agni. In English Agni means Fire and Hotra means healing, so Agnihotra means healing-fire.