Saturday, November 28, 2009

RELIGION

RELIGION

The upper strata of society came to. be influenced by the brahmanical religion. The kings per­formed Vedic sacrifices. But the chief .local god worshipped by the people of the hilly region was Murugan. The worship of Vishnu is also mentioned, though it may have been a later practice. Sects like Jainism, Buddhism, Ajivika, etc. also appeared. The megalithic practice of providing for the dead continued. Cremation was introduced, but inhumation practised in the megalithic phase was not abandoned. The worship of 'hero stones' commemorating those who had performed great feats in battle was also present.

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