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Question
With reference to the religious belief of the Harappans, state the following:
The sources of information about the religious beliefs of the Harappans.
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Solution
The information about religious beliefs mostly comes from the seals, seal impressions, terracotta and metal figurines, cemeteries, etc. On the basis of the knowledge obtained from the seals, figurines it has been inferred that the Harappan people had many features of later Hinduism.
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