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There are following four ashrams:

• Brahmacharya – student

• Grihastha – household household

• Vanaprastha – Forest traveler/forest dweller

• Sanyas – renunciation

In the Vedic period, various principles of nature were worshiped as deities. Prominent among these deities were Sun, Fire, Air, Rain, Earth, Water etc. Various Vaishvinas of nature were worshiped as deities.

In eighteen Puranas, the stories of sin and virtue, religion and unrighteousness, karma and non-karma have been told considering different Gods and Goddesses as the center. In some Puranas, details of creation from beginning to end have been given.

The main deity of Rigveda was Indra.

There are 33 gods and goddesses mentioned in the Rigveda. Goddesses like Surya, Usha and Aditi have been described in this Veda. In this, Agni has been called Aashirsha, Apad, Ghritmukh, Ghrit Page, Ghrit-Lom, Archilom and Vabhralom. In this, Indra is considered to be the universally accepted and most powerful god.

Rigveda is considered to be the oldest among the four Vedas.

Saraswati had great glory in the Vedic period and was considered the 'most sacred' river, because by living near its banks and drinking the water of this river, the sages composed the Vedas and expanded the Vedic knowledge.

Copper metal was first used by the Vedic people.

Importance of Vedas: Parashar, Katyayana, Yajnavalkya, Vyas, Panini etc. are called Veda experts of ancient times.

Marriage in same varna with Vedic rituals. The girl's father used to donate his daughter to a priest or a Pandit. In Arsh marriage, Kanyadaan is done by taking a pair of cows from the groom's side. Marriage done without dowry.