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प्रश्न
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What are Puranas? Mention some of their features.
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उत्तर
The term Purana literary means old. The Puranas are collections of old Hindu religions stories. Here are some of their features:
- They contain stories about gods and goddesses such as
- Vishnu, Shiva, Durga or Parvati.
- .They also contain details on how these deities were to be worshipped.
- There are accounts as well about the creation of the world and about kings.
- Puranas, unlike Vedas, could be read and heard by everybody including women and Shudras
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