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WORLD HISTORY
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vedic hymns were composed in praise of nature. Rigveda mentions that thirty-three gods and goddesses were worshipped by the Aryans.
Detailed explanation-2: -The religion during this period was simple, and people worshipped the natural forces – the sky, the sun, the moon, the thunder, the wind, the dawn, and the air. To praise their Gods, the Vedic people composed hymns and offered animal sacrifice. The Rig Vedic people worshipped a total of thirty-three Gods and Goddesses.
Detailed explanation-3: -The list of gods of Rigveda are: Agni, Indra, Soma, Rudra, Vishnu, Varuna and Mitra. The main god of Rigveda was Indra. He was the chief god during the Rig Vedic age.
Detailed explanation-4: -Indra is praised as the highest god in 250 hymns of the Rigveda – a Hindu scripture dated to have been composed sometime between 1700 and 1100 BCE. He is co-praised as the supreme in another 50 hymns, thus making him one of the most celebrated Vedic deities.