[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Caste and Race in India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932) › c7.52 # Caste and Race in India c7.52 Caste and Race in India c7.52 - **Language:** English ### [c7.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.52) ⁴ Vasisṭha, p. 139. The agnihotra has been the most fundamental and important ritual function that was enjoined on the first three castes since the earliest Vedic times. - [Previous: c7.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.51) - [Next: c7.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.53) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.52) · Pramāṇa