AGNI The Hindu god of fire, one of the more powerful gods of the East, Agni is said to have been created by the rubbing together of sticks, from which he burst forth like the wind. He is described as extremely powerful, as one would expect from he who is lord of the invincible fire. He is depicted as red of skin, with two faces and seven tongues, to lick up the butter used in sacrifices. It is said that once, having exhausted his strength by consuming too many oblations, Agni, together with Krishna and Arjuna, and in defiance of Indra, consumed the Khandava forest.