Yajamana

{{Short description|Patron of a sacrificial ritual in Hinduism}}

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A yajamana ({{Langx|sa|यजमान|translit=Yajamāna}}) is the ritual patron, on whose behalf a religious ritual or a yajna is performed by a Hindu priest, generally a Brahmin.Mantra, SUNY Series in Religious Studies,

Harvey P. Alper, SUNY Press, 1989 p. 51Society and Religion: From Rugveda to Puranas,

Jayant Gadkari, Popular Prakashan, 1996 p. 27