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The religious practices of the early Indo-Aryans, known as the Vedic religion (1500 BC to 500 BC) were written down and later redacted into the Samhitas, four canonical collections of hymns or mantras, called the Veda, in archaic Sanskrit. The Late Vedic age (9th to 6th centuries BC) marked the beginning of the Upanisadic or Vedantic phase. This epoch... [continue reading]
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For well over 1,000 years, sacred stories and heroic epics have made up the mythology of Hinduism. Nothing in these complex yet colourful legends is fixed and firm. Pulsing with creation, destruction, love, and war, it shifts and changes. Most myths occur in several different versions, and many characters have multiple roles, identities, and histories... [continue reading]
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The most striking feature of the Harappan cities is their town planning. The Harappan City was divided into the upper town called the Citadel and the lower town. The various features of the Harappan town Planning is given below: Granaries: The granary was the largest structure in Mohenjodaro, in Harappa there were about six granaries or storehouses... [continue reading]
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c. 5000 BCE - c. 1900 BCEThe Indus Valley (or Harappan) Civilization.
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1500 BCEThe Indus Valley is invaded by Aryans - nomadic northerners from central Asia.
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SURYA PRAKASH wrote on 08 December 2011 at 13:37:
Dear admin herewith i have posted some useful free license links about Indus Valley Civilization
http://www.harappa.com/script/Parpola-2010-Coimbatore.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmuvan http://murugan.org/research/valluvan3.htm http://murugan.org/research/mahadevan.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_script
http://www.sangam.org/ANALYSIS/Heritage.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Tamil_Nadu