Question

Short Type Question
What are Puranas? Mention some of their features.

Answer 1

The term Purana literary means old. The Puranas are collections of old Hindu religions stories. Here are some of their features:

• They contain stories about gods and goddesses such as
• Vishnu, Shiva, Durga or Parvati.
• .They also contain details on how these deities were to be worshipped.
• There are accounts as well about the creation of the world and about kings.
• Puranas, unlike Vedas, could be read and heard by everybody including women and Shudras