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The Agni Purana is one of the eighteen Mahāpurāṇas, a genre of Hindu religious texts. It is dedicated primarily to the deity Agni (the god of fire) and contains a wide range of topics including cosmology, mythology, astrology, astronomy, medicine, and temple construction among others. The Agni Purana is considered an important scripture for its comprehensive coverage of various aspects of Hindu philosophy and practical knowledge. It is written in Sanskrit and is believed to have been composed between the 7th and 11th centuries CE, though its exact dating is uncertain.