HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: Indra (also known as Purandra:meaning ‘breaker of forts’), Agni, Soma, Varuna (Upholder of cosmic order) Asvins, Maruts, Mitra, Ushas (Goddess of dawn), Savitri (Deity invoked in the gayatri mantra), Pushan, Dyaus and Prithvi were some of the major deities of Rig Vedic Period.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indra, Surya, and Vishnu are the deities of the Rigvedic era. Indra is a heroic God and considered as the liberator of cows and rivers.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main god of the Rigveda is Indra, who is also the god of war and weather. He is closely associated with thunder, lightning, and rain. Other important gods include Agni, the god of fire; Soma, the god of plants and medicine; and Rudra, the god of wind and storms.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some major deities of the Vedic tradition include Indra, Dyaus, Surya, Agni, Ushas, Vayu, Varuna, Mitra, Aditi, Yama, Soma, Sarasvati, Prithvi, and Rudra.
Detailed explanation-5: -Solution : During the early Vedic period, the Aryans worshiped the different forces of nature like the sun, earth, sky, wind, rain and fire as gods and goddesses. They were Indra, Agni, Surya, Varuna, Vayu, Aditi, Prithvi, Usha and Yama. Early Aryans performed yajnas and offered prayers and chanted hymns.