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Question
Mention any of the Vedic hymns that enable us to reconstruct the Early Vedic Civilization.
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Solution
Agni. Agni was the personification of the ‘sacrificial fire.’ Sacrifices or yajnas occupied a prominent place in the early Vedic religion. Agni was thought of as a messenger or a bearer of offerings (of milk, grain, ghee, etc.) from men to Gods.
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