Yaga-shala

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Yaga-shala (Sanskrit: यागशाल, romanized: Yāga-śālā; Hindustani pronunciation: [ˈjaːɡə ˈʃaːlə]) is a sacrificial hall in Hinduism where a fire sacrifice (yajna) is conducted. It also refers to the site of the sacrifice during the kumbhabhishekam ceremony of a temple.^[1]^[2] The various characteristics and the specifications related to the construction of a yaga-shala are described in the Shulba Sutras.^[3]

References

^ Fuller, C. J. (9 February 2021). The Renewal of the Priesthood: Modernity and Traditionalism in a South Indian Temple. Princeton University Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-691-22551-7.
^ Puccalapalli Sundarayya (1971). The Indian Review. G.A. Natesan & Company. p. 64.
^ Thus Spake The Divine (Volume - 2) (2019). The Indian Review. Giri Trading Agency Private Limited. ISBN 9788179508114.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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[1] Fuller, C. J. (9 February 2021). The Renewal of the Priesthood: Modernity and Traditionalism in a South Indian Temple. Princeton University Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-691-22551-7.

[Indian_Review-2] Puccalapalli Sundarayya (1971). The Indian Review. G.A. Natesan & Company. p. 64.

[Thyagarajan-3] Thus Spake The Divine (Volume - 2) (2019). The Indian Review. Giri Trading Agency Private Limited. ISBN 9788179508114.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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