Rivers do not give themselves names. People give them names. People identified these rivers as Saraswati, perhaps in memory of the great river that is mentioned in the Rig Veda. In pilgrim lore ...

These questions are tied to another. The Rig veda mentions a mighty, snow-fed river Saraswati on whose banks the literature was supposed to be derived.

The stories within the Rig Veda called the Suktas were a reflection of the Hindu philosophy and belief system. They were used for ritualistic purposes in marriages and other religious ceremonies.

Veda contains hymns describing Harappan burial but more hymns on Aryan cremation. The Vedas speak of a mighty river called Saraswati, which eventually dries up.

The Rig Veda, where the river was first mentioned, deifies Saraswati river the deification continued in later Vedic and post Vedic texts as well, making it an important part of Vedic culture and ...

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For Entertainment News, TV News, and Lifestyle Tips visit Etimes Rajasthan dig reveals 3,500-year-old settlement: ASI traces ancient riverbed; findings may link it to Rig Veda-era Saraswati river ...

The Vedas were composed by people living on its grassy banks, for whom the river was also the goddess of speech and learning. I have never been particularly keen on ancient Indian history and ...

When it comes to ‘Bharat’, Pattanaik says that the term first comes from the Rig Veda as well. It is a reference to Bharata, king of the Bharata clan, who won the battle of ten kings.

In ancient times the Punjab had seven major rivers. The one called Saraswati or Hakra dried up due to hitherto unknown geological changes thousands of years ago. The Rig-Veda calls it Saptasindu ...