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The ancient Hindu spiritual text Rig Veda mentions a total solar eclipse that occurred roughly 6,000 years ago. Researchers say this is the oldest known reference to an eclipse in history. The Rig ...

Yajurveda (700-300 BC) has been dealt with in a treatise called Hindu World where it is described as the second Veda, compiled mainly from Rig-vedic hymns, but showing considerable deviation from the ...

The Rig Veda, a collection of sayings and hymns from various religious and philosophical schools, was compiled around 1500 B.C. Like nearly all religious texts, it mentions historical events.

Rig Veda is the oldest known text in any Indo European Language. We owe the Rig Veda to the Sanskrit speaking Aryans. The yogic scriptures are written in Sanskrit. Indus- Sarasvati civilization is ...

Historians see mantras of the Rig Veda as human compositions that are over 3,000 years, and contain memories of still older times. They were composed to flatter gods and win their favour.

The Rig Vedic hymns were composed over 3,000 years ago, most probably by children of men who migrated into India with horses from Central Asia, and married local women. The hymns mostly reveal the ...

Manuscripts of the Rig Veda from India, a rare copy of the Magna Carta from the UK and an anamorphic digital image of the Mona Lisa -- the 16th century Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece on display at ...