HISTORY
RIG VEDIC PERIOD
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Maruta
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Agni
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Kartikeya
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Indra
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Pashupati. Pashupati was not worshipped by the Vedic Aryans.
Detailed explanation-2: -Aryans worshipped gods like Indra, Surya, Soma, Varuna, Mitra and Yama. They worshipped gods through the rituals of yagnas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kartikeya has been an important deity in the Indian subcontinent since ancient times, worshipped as Mahasena and Kumara in North India and is predominantly worshipped in the state of Tamil Nadu and other parts of South India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia and Mauritius as Murugan.
Detailed explanation-4: -Yet another reason for women not worshipping Kartik is that he is the commander of Gods and therefore a war god. As he is a war god, it is believed that he is responsible for creating widows. Yet another story which explains why Kartik do not give darshan to women is found in both scriptures and oral tradition.