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प्रश्न
Describe the social conditions that Sangam literature suggests with reference to:
Religion and Religious rituals
उत्तर
In the early centuries of the Christian are the ruling class and upper sections of Tamil society had accepted Brahmanism. The kings used to perform vedic sacrifices. The Brahmins studied and chanted the Vedic hymns. There were disputations or public discussions on Vedanta and Vedic philosophy. The worship of Vishnu was gaining in popularity. But the chief deity of people of the hilly regions- was Murugan. Jainism also flourished during this period along with Buddhism. The two sects enjoyed royal patronage.Dead bodies had begun to be cremated, although the megalithic practice for the disposal of the body continued.
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