Ashvamedha sacrifice

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ritual
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ganesha
gptkb:Indra
gptkbp:category Animal sacrifice
Hindu rituals
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Rigveda
gptkb:Yajurveda
gptkb:Shatapatha_Brahmana
gptkbp:duration one year
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ashvamedha sacrifice
gptkbp:involves public ceremonies
offerings to deities
release of a consecrated horse
ritual recitations
sacrifice of a horse
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Mahabharata
gptkb:Ramayana
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Rama
gptkb:Yudhishthira
Hindu kings
gptkbp:prohibits modern Hinduism
gptkbp:purpose assertion of royal sovereignty
gptkbp:region gptkb:Ancient_India
gptkbp:status discontinued
gptkbp:symbolizes fertility
prosperity
king's power
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kumaragupta_I
gptkb:Samudragupta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6