woman lighting candle lights in the night during dashein festival time in Newar city Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal, October 2011
woman lighting candle lights in the night during dashein festival time in Newar city Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal, October 2011. God of fire (Agni) goes back to vedic times, when Shiva and Brahma were still unknown. Fire (like other elements - water, light, earth, colorful minerals, flowers, etc) are very important in Hindu rituals since thousands of years.