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who it looks to — gods, spirits, ancestors; some rooms are empty on principle Part of Belief →

I Indra — breaker of obstacles. Slayer of the drought-serpent Vritra: the storm as liberation, invoked more often in the Rigveda than any other god. Domain Storm, war, and the breaking of obstaclesStanding The most-invoked god of the Rigveda — later traditions demoted him Meet them — context →

A Agni — the fire that carries. Priest of the gods and god of the priests: every offering poured into fire travels by Agni, so every rite begins with him. Domain Fire — the mouth by which the gods eatStanding The indispensable intermediary: no offering reaches heaven except through him Meet them — context →