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Question
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Briefly discuss their religious practices. What part did women play in religious matters?
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Solution
Aryans worshiped the powers of nature like Surya, Vayu, Indra, Agni, Vanina, and Prithvi. But they always kept in mind that ‘God is one’ They performs ‘ Yajna’ and made offerings of grain, ghee, honey, and milk. No religious function could be complete without women. Some women scholars have composed Rig Vedic hymns.
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