There seems to have been over 400 Yaagas during the Sanatana Dharma period.
Some of them are listed here.
Readers may contribute.
Rajasuya and Aswamedha are meant for Kings.
Puthrakameshti is a very powerful homa to beget children.
Dasaratha peformed this to beget Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Satrugna.
It is believed that the offerings made to God is carried to the Gods, Deities by Agni, Lord of Fire.
The Rig Veda, the oldest literature known to Man begins with,
"Agni Mele Purohitham'
He caries the offering to the Gods specified in the Mantras, who in turn shall grant one's desires according to his actions.
There two different kinds of performing Fire offering, in terms of attitude to wards the offering.
One is Yaga, which has a specific purpose in Mind and another,
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