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According the Srauta sutras, there are seven Haviryagnas. Agnihotram is involved in many of these yagnas.
==== Paaka yagnas ====
As given below according to सुदर्शनसूरेः तात्पर्यदर्शनम् गृह्यतात्पर्यदर्शनव्याख्या १.१<ref>[https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC_%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BF,_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE,_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D_%E0%A4%9A Aapasthamba Grhyasutras with Haradatta's Anukulavrtti and Sudarshana Suri's Tatparyadarshanam]</ref> of Aapasthamba Grhyasutras there are 7 Paakayagnas<blockquote>तत्र च सप्त पाकयज्ञसंस्थाः औपासनहोमो, वैश्वदेवं, पार्वणमष्टका, मासिश्राद्धं, सर्पबलिरीशानबलिरिति ।</blockquote><blockquote>There are 7 Paakayagnas - Aupaasanahoma, Vaisvedevam, Paarvana, Astaka, Maasisraddha, Sarpabali and Ishanabali.</blockquote>They involve offering of cooked food (paaka) as Havis to devatas.
==== Soma yagnas ====
<blockquote>सप्तैव च सोमसंस्थाःग्निष्टोमोऽत्याग्निष्टोम उक्थ्यष्योडशी वाजपेयोऽतिरात्रोऽप्तोर्याम इति ।</blockquote><blockquote>Seven are the Somayagnas - Agnishtoma, Atyagnisthoma, Uktya, Shodasi, Vaajapeya, Atiratri, Aptyoryama.</blockquote>These sacrifices involved the extraction of Soma and its offering to Soma, Indra and their companion gods. Examples of Soma sacrifices are Agnistoma, atyagnistoma, uktya, shodasi, vājapeya etc.
==== Havir yagnas ====
<blockquote>सप्त च हविर्यज्ञसंस्थाःग्निहोत्रं, दर्शपूर्णमासा, वाग्रयणं, चातुर्मास्यानि, निरूढपशुबन्धस्, सौत्रामणिः, पिण्डपितृयज्ञादयो दर्वीहोमा इति । (५)</blockquote><blockquote>Seven are the Haviryagnas - Agnihotram, Darsapurnamaasa, Chaaturmaasyas, Niroodha pashubandha, Sautramani, Pindapitruhagnas, Darvihomaas.</blockquote>In Haviryagnas the yajamani or priests pour oblations of milk, vegetable oil, sesame oil, clarified butter, honey and other liquid offerings.
==== Panchamahayagnas ====
They are performed daily by the householders and are given in Taittiriya Aranyaka (2.10) apart from the Aapasthamba Grhyasutras.
==== Vedavratas ====
These were meant to mark the progress of a student’s education under a teacher and his success in attaining the knowledge of the Vedas, while keeping his vows of celibacy and secrecy until his graduation as a Snataka (one who has bathed and was ready for the life of a householder or an apprentice).
==== Shodasa Samskaras ====
They are performed at different times in the life of an individual and involve homas and istis.