Agnihotri is an Indian Hindu
Brahmin
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derived from the
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Agnihotra
Agnihotra (IAST: ''Agnihotra'', Devnagari: अग्निहोत्र) refers to the yajna of casting of ghee into the sacred fire as per strict rites, and may include twice-daily heated milk offering made by those in the Śrauta tradition. Th ...
''. The term ''Agnihotri'' originally referred to the Hindu Brahmins who maintained the sacred fire during the
fire rituals.
People with this surname include:
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Atul Agnihotri
Atul Agnihotri (born 8 July 1970) is an Indian actor, producer and director. He started his Bollywood career as an actor, went on to direct two films, and found success as a film producer. He is best known for his debut film ''Sir'' (1993), whic ...
(born 1970), Bollywood actor
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Apurva Agnihotri
Apurva Agnihotri is an Indian model and actor known for his role as Armaan Suri in ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. He also participated in ''Nach Baliye'' and ''Bigg Boss''.
Personal life
In 2004, he married television actress Shilpa Saklani. In D ...
, Indian actor
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Bharat Agnihotri
Bharat Agnihotri (born April 9, 1953) is a Canadian politician and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He represented the constituency of Edmonton-Ellerslie, sitting as a Liberal. He was elected in the 2004 election, but wa ...
(born 1953), member of the Alberta Liberal Party.
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Mezhathol Agnihothri
Mezhathol Agnihothri is a figure in the folklore of Kerala who is credited for supposedly reviving the ancient Shrauta traditions in Kerala, India, in around the mid-first millennium CE. At that time, Buddhism and Jainism had eroded the ancient ...
(born 4th century AD),
Shrauta High Priest who revived the ancient traditions of
Yaagam in
Bharatam
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Rati Agnihotri
Rati Agnihotri (born 10 December 1960) is an Indian actress, known for acting in Hindi, as well as in Telugu and Tamil language films. Her roles in the cult-tragedy film ''Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' (1981) and the drama film ''Tawaif'' (1985) earned h ...
(born 1960), veteran Indian actress
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Shiv Narayan Agnihotri (born 1850), founder of the Deva Samaj
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Shilpa Saklani
Shilpa Saklani is an Indian television actress known for her role as Ganga Sahil Virani in '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' and Vidhi in ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. She was a contestant on the reality shows '' Nach Baliye 1'' and ''Bigg Boss ...
Agnihotri (born 1962), television actress
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Satish K. Agnihotri (born 1956), Madras high court judge
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Vivek Agnihotri
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (born 10 November 1973) is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter and author who works in Hindi cinema. , he is a member of the board of India's Central Board of Film Certification and a cultural repr ...
, Indian Bollywood director
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Hindu surnames