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Question
Explain the religious belief and form of worship during the later Vedic Age with reference to:
Gods and Goddesses they worshipped
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Solution
With reference to the given headline, the religious belief and form of worship during the later Vedi Age are explained below:
Gods and Goddesses they worshipped: The Later Vedic Aryans used to worship Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. They believed that Prajapati or Brahma was the creator. Vishnu the preserver, helped men and Gods in their distress. Shiva was regarded as Mahadeva the great god, and Pashupati, the Lord of animate beings. Rama and Krishna, who were incarnations of Lord Vishnu, became popular deities during the Epic period. Durga, Kali, Lakshmi, and Parvati emerged as the important female duties of the people.
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