Astha Srivastavaa, Vipin Mishraa, Brijesh Kumar Pandeya, Shailendra Kumar Mishrab, Anupam Dikshitc & Shashi Kant Shuklaa*
aAnupam Rural Laboratory, Centre of Science and Society, IIDS, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, U.P., India.
bDepartment of Anthropology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, U.P., India.
cBiological Product Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, U.P., India.
Received : 05th December, 2024 ; Revised : 05th January, 2025
DOI:-https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16133089
Abstract– In yagya, natural herbal/plant products are processed in fire and medicinal vapours, gases and phyto-chemicals are released. The present study was done with the objective to measure the awareness regarding yagya and its impact on holistic health of human beings as well as on environment. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 500 participants (both men and women) aged 34-90 years, who performed kalpwas in maghmela, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, with the help of pretested and scheduled questionnaire. Descriptive, bivariate and chi-square test were used for data analysis. This survey method was used to understand the participant’s views and feeling about yagya as a therapy. A number of families was found to perform yagya by using different plants resources and claimed healthier as compared to non-yagya performing ones. Several people also acclaimed happier and more energetic with positive feeling after performing yagya as a part of their cognitive test. In nutshell, it can be concluded that our rituals as yagya, as resource from various plants can make lots of population healthy and wealthy with pure and clean environment.
Keywords: Yagya therapy, Inhalation therapy, Cross-sectional study, Chi-square test, Maghmela.
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