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Fig. 1. Agni

The fire-god, with flames issuing from his mouths, rides his vāhana ("vehicle"), which is a ram. The divinity has three heads and three legs, symbolizing his triple birth and the three fires of Indian ritual, while his seven arms represent his seven rays of light. After Moor, Hindu Pantheon, Plate LXXX, No. 1.