What Is The Origin Of The Hindu Religion?
The origin of the Hinduism as a religion dates back to as early as 5500-3300 BCE. This period was also known as the Harrapan or the Neolithic period. Hinduism is derived from the classical era in 1500-500 BCE. The practices and beliefs in this era were collectively known as the “Vedic religion” and so the oldest and the most important text of Hinduism is the Rigveda. This text was written between 1700-1100 BCE. Modern Hinduism is said to be born from the Vedas. It centred the idea of worshipping deities like Indra also known as Indra dev, Varuna and Agni or the god of fire. The people following Hinduism were called Aryans and they practiced fire sacrifices and chanted but did not build idols for worship.
