Secondly, Hinduism is not a single religion but embraces ... valley culture was an Aryan or vedic culture. There are two sources of knowledge about this ancient period - language and archaeology ...

Sacrifices were especially significant and were perceived to lend religious legitimacy to the power of the rulers in the later Vedic period. 4. It was the beginning of administrative machinery.

They started living together and the changes affected the character of the early Vedic civilisation. The greatest change that the later vedic period saw ... integral part of religious practice.

Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu), Apr 30 (PTI) Rig Vedic scholar from neighbouring Andhra ... of the ancient Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam at a grand religious ceremony here on Wednesday. The 25-year-old ...

He, however, accepted that the practice of Yoga was more popularised by Vedic traditions in the later period. Condemning the "efforts of confining Yoga to a particular religion and nation," the ...