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Discuss the Sources to Reconstruct the Early Vedic (Rig Vedic) Past with Reference to the Following: Indra, the Most Favorite God of the Aryans - History and Civics

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Discuss the sources to reconstruct the Early Vedic (Rig Vedic) Past with reference to the following:

Indra, the most favorite God of the Aryans

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In the Rig Veda, Indra is the king of the gods and ruler of the heavens. Indra is the God of thunder and rain and a great warrior, a symbol of courage and strength. He leads the Deva (the gods who form and maintain Heaven) and the elements, such as Agni (Fire), Varuna (Water) and Surya (Sun). He thus fights in a timeless battle between good and evil. As the God of war, he is also regarded as one of the guardians of the directions, representing the East. As the favorite national god of the Vedic Indians, Indra has about 250 hymns dedicated to him in the Rigveda, more than those devoted to any other god and almost one-fourth of the total number of hymns of the Rigveda.

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