Ten Days of Rig Veda Yagyas — Kanchipuram
December 18–27
$75 – includes the entire family
Our year concludes with one of the most powerful offerings we make: a full Rig Veda Yagya performed in Kanchipuram by a team of highly trained Vedic pundits.
Over ten days, the priests will recite the entire text of the Rig Veda and perform every yagya prescribed within it. This means not only a complete recitation of its ten thousand mantras, but also the full sequence of sacrificial rites—each one carried into the sacred fire through continuous offerings of ghee and wood.
When we say “Rig Veda Yagya,” we mean the complete Rig Veda enacted as a living ten-day fire ceremony, in which every ritual, invocation, and offering described in the text is performed as one integrated whole. This is an extremely rare and auspicious undertaking, generating a powerful field of sattva that supports spiritual upliftment, protection, clarity, and material success.
Participating in this Rig Veda Yagya brings both profound spiritual upliftment and practical, everyday support.
Spiritually, the complete recitation and performance of the Rig Veda Yagya generates a powerful field of sattva that purifies the mind, strengthens inner stability, and deepens the connection to divine guidance.
Materially, the yagyas described in the Rig Veda are designed to nourish every aspect of life—health, protection, prosperity, harmony in relationships, and success in undertakings.
When performed in their full sequence, as they will be in this program, these rites create an atmosphere in which obstacles dissolve, intentions gain momentum, and blessings unfold naturally, supporting participants and their families in both visible and subtle ways.
The Rig Veda, composed nearly 3,500 years ago, is the oldest of the four Vedas and the foundation of the fire sacrifice (havan or homam) that is central to our yagya programs. Its hymns describe the structure, purpose, and sequence of the earliest Vedic rituals—rituals that our Kanchipuram priests will enact in full during this ten-day cycle.
Krishna beautifully expresses the purpose of yagya in the Bhagavad Gita:
“Devan bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ
Parasparam bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ param avāpsyatha.”
“By performing yagya, you nourish the gods, and the gods will nourish you.
Supporting one another in this way, you attain the highest good.”
What It Means to Perform Every Yagya in the Rig Veda
Because the entire Rig Veda will be recited and enacted, this program includes all of the major yagyas described throughout the text, such as:
Agnihotra
The root fire offering to Agni, the essential core of all Vedic ritual.
Soma Yagya
The sacred Soma-based rites invoking Indra, Varuna, and the celestial guardians.
Ashvamedha
The royal sacrifice symbolizing vitality, renewal, and expansive strength.
Rajasuya
A ceremony affirming leadership, right action, and divine support.
Purusha Suktam
The cosmic creation hymn (Rig Veda 10.90) performed as a ritual of unity and wholeness.
Agnistoma
A Soma ritual of praise to Indra and the devas, involving sustained recitation and offerings.
Vajapeya
A powerful rite for victory, prosperity, and auspicious expansion.
Darsa–Purnamasa
New-moon and full-moon offerings that maintain cosmic rhythm.
Chaturmasya
Seasonal rites—including the winter solstice—intended to stabilize the forces of nature.
Gavamayana
A profound and elaborate cycle honoring the cow as a sacred source of nourishment.
Individually, each of these rites is considered highly auspicious. Performed together, in the exact order and with the complete recitation of the Rig Veda, they create a rare and deeply transformative yagya—one that uplifts the environment and nourishes every participant.