Fire

Isn't it relaxing to be sitting in front of a fire on a cold winter day of December or January? Sitting beside the fire with a cup of a hot drink in your ice cold hands? It is quite calming, no? Fire gives us the sensation of something burning. Fire also gives out bright light, heat and smoke. Fire is also regarded as one of the five elements in Hindu mythology along with earth, water, wind and space. Togethe, these five make up something called the Pancha Bhoota in Hinduism. Hence, fire also has a great spiritual importance in India. Fire, or Agni, is considered as the messenger between the people and their gods or dieties. It is also the personification of the sacrificial fire.