In the Brahmana
literature, a kind of sacrifice priest, one of the later strands in the holy
book known as the Vedas.
The Brahmanas primarily served as guides for performing
sacrificial ceremonies, which mostly entailed burning gifts in a holy fire, and
the care and attention paid to these sacrifices leads to the conclusion that
they were the major religious act.
The adhvaryum, the hotr, the udgatr, and the brahman were
ritual technologists who performed these ceremonies because they were so
intricate.
The sacrificial priest, known as the udgatr, was the one who
sang the hymns from the Sama Veda that were utilized in the sacrifice.
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