Pakayajna

The Pakayajna or Pakayaga is a Hindu ritual. It is a type of Yajna associated with the Vedic sacrifices of cooked food offering, and regarded as an obligatory ritual for a householder.
The term "paka" means "cooked" or "prepared". Unlike other types of sacrifices, such as Haviryaga, which involves the offering of uncooked food, a Pakayajna utilizes cooked food material such as bhat. The food is cooked in a pot made out of clay called "sthālī", and then offered in the yajna fire during the ritual.

Types

The seven types of Pakayajna are:

Aṣṭakā
Pārvaṇa
Śrāddha
Śrāvaṇī
Āgrahāyaṇī
Caitrī
''Āśviyujī''