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Question
With reference to the religious belief of the Harappans, state the following:
Their belief in Mother Goddess.
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Solution
They worshiped the Mother Goddess who bears some resemblance to the one that was worshiped in the Middle East and Europe. The Harappans looked upon the earth as the Goddess of Fertility. A plant is shown growing out of the body of a woman resembling the Goddess of earth.
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