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The most important divinity in the Rig Veda is:
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Agni
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Maruit
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Varuna
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Indra
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The main god of the Rigveda is Indra, who is often depicted as a warrior god. The goddess not referred to in the Rigveda is Saraswati, who is later worshipped in Hinduism. The other chief god during the Rig Vedic age was Varuna, who was later replaced by Indra.
Detailed explanation-2: -Varuna is the god of sea and rain, mentioned in Vedic Literature, but also in Sangam literature as the principal deity of the Neithal Sangam landscape (i.e. littoral landscape).
Detailed explanation-3: -Indra, the God of rain and war, was the most important god in the Early Vedic period.
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