The Indian Bronze Age was followed by the Iron Age Vedic Period.

The religious texts of the Vedic Period provide evidence for the use of large numbers.

In the Iliad, Apollo is the healer under the gods, but he is also the bringer of disease and death with his arrows, similar to the function of the terrible Vedic god of disease Rudra.

These include Hindu astrology ( also known as " Indian astrology " and in modern times referred to as " Vedic astrology ") and Chinese astrology, both of which have influenced the world's cultural history.

It is rooted in Indoeuropean * d ( e ) y ( e ) w, meaning bright sky or daylight, from which also derived the name of Vedic god Dyaus and the Latin deus, ( god ) and dies ( day, daylight ).

Eos is cognate to Vedic Sanskrit ' Ushas ' and Latin Aurora, both goddesses of dawn, and all three considered derivatives of a PIE stem * H₂ewsṓs (→ * Ausṓs ), " dawn ", a stem that also gave rise to Proto-Germanic * Austrō, Old Germanic Ôstara and Old English Ēostre / Ēastre.

The pair has been compared to similar figures found in Greek, Roman and Vedic mythology, and may also be connected to beliefs surrounding the Germanic " wolf-warrior bands ", the Úlfhéðnar.

The Gupta period marked a watershed of Indian culture: the Guptas performed Vedic sacrifices to legitimize their rule, but they also patronized Buddhism, which continued to provide an alternative to Brahmanical orthodoxy.

The idea of a subterranean realm is also mentioned in the Vedic texts such as the Puranas, according to one story in the Puranas there is an ancient city called Shamballa which is located inside the earth, the belief in Shamballa as a city inside the earth is also found in Tibetan Buddhism.

In contrast to Carnatic music, the other main Indian classical music tradition originating from the South, Hindustani music was not only influenced by ancient Hindu musical traditions, historical Vedic philosophy and native Indian sounds but also enriched by the Persian performance practices of the Mughals.

Modern scientific linguistics suggests that the name derived from the Proto-Indo-European root that also produces the Vedic pra math, " to steal ," hence pramathyu-s, " thief ", cognate with " Prometheus ", the thief of fire.

Dumézil also suggests that Víðarr's spatiality is seen in the Vishnu of the Vedic traditions, both etymologically ( the < i > Vi </ i >- root ) and mythologically, citing the story of Bali and Vishnu.

Mythological River Saraswati / Vedic Saraswati ( also known as Saraswati Nadi, Saraswati Nala, Sarsuti and Chautang in certain places, variously spelt as Sarasvati ) is believed to have flowed during 6000 – 3000 BC from the melting glaciers of Garhwal Himalaya to Arabian Sea through the Thar Desert1, 2.

In Vedic ritual such kind of fire must be round as Earth itself is round and also because on Earth there is no distinction in direction without reference to Heaven.

The possible connection of Helen's name to ἑλένη (" torch "), as noted above, may also support the relationship of her name to Vedic svaranā (" the shining one ").

In contrast to Carnatic music, Hindustani music was not only influenced by ancient Hindu musical traditions, Vedic philosophy and native Indian sounds but also by the Persian performance practices of the Afghan Mughals.

In Hinduism the Marutas (), also known as the Marutagana and sometimes identified with Rudras, are storm deities and sons of Rudra and Prisni and attendants of Indra, an ancient Vedic deity who later came to be identified with Shiva.

Bṛhaspati (, " lord of prayer or devotion ", often written as Brihaspati or Bruhaspati ) also known as Brahmanaspati and Deva-guru ( guru of the gods ), is a Hindu god and a Vedic deity.

Chandra is also identified with the Vedic Lunar deity Soma ( lit.

Vedic commentators also identify him with the creator referred to in the Nasadiya Sukta.

In the early Vedic religion, Vritra ( व ृ त ् र " the enveloper "), is an Asura and also a serpent or dragon, the personification of drought and enemy of Indra.

Savitr disappeared as an independent deity from the Hindu pantheon after the end of the Vedic period, but in modern Hinduism, his name occurs in the well-known Gayatri mantra ( taken from book three of the Rigveda ), which is also known as Savitri because of this.

The Vedic deities are not only forces of nature, but also forces that exist within the human intellect and psyche and help the individual in spiritual progress.

One of her names, Hara ( mentioned in Narada-pancaratra 5. 5. 59 ), in vocative Hare, forms a part of the Hare Krishna ' Maha-Mantra ', one of the most popular Vedic mantras, especially among certain sects of Gaudiya Vaishnavas ( some other sects among Gaudiya Vaishnavas explain that the word " Hare " in the mantra is the vocative form of " Hari ", which is also a name of God ).

Keith 1925 also criticized Tilak's interpretation by pointing to "... the fact that a year of 360 days and 12 months is ... the only year clearly known to the whole of Vedic literarure prior to the late Sutras ".

While the modern system of education was making inroads, colleges such as the Mysore Sanskrit college, established in 1876, continued to provide Vedic education.

Vedic atharvan is cognate with Avestan athravan, " priest ", but the etymology of the term is not yet conclusively established.

According to its website, Ramraj TV is being established in India to introduce Vedic principles and practical programmes to the " World Family ".

In traditional Hindu society, dharma has historically denoted a variety of ideas, such as Vedic ritual, ethical conduct, caste rules, and civil and criminal law.

Among its direct roots is the historical Vedic religion of Iron Age India and, as such, Hinduism is often called the " oldest living religion " or the " oldest living major religion " in the world.

Hinduism includes the Agamic religion, involving Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, historical groups such as the Ganapatyas, Kaumaras, Sauras, Bhairavas, Kapalikas, Kalamukhas, Pashupatas, and the historical Vedic religion including the Śrautas.

The Chach Nama records many instances of conversion of stupas to mosques such as at Nerun In 7th century CE, Kumārila Bhaṭṭa formulated hi school of Mimamsa philosophy and defended the position on Vedic rituals against Buddhist attacks.

Languages can rely on either pitch, such as in Vedic Sanskrit or Ancient Greek, or tone.

Languages which utilize vowel length or intonation rather than or in addition to syllabic accents in determining meter, such as Ottoman Turkish or Vedic, often have concepts similar to the iamb and dactyl to describe common combinations of long and short sounds.

Irish Danu is not identical with Vedic Dānu but rather descends from a Proto-Celtic * Danona, which may contain the suffix-on-also found in other theonyms such as Matrona, Maqonos / Maponos and Catona.

Among its direct roots is the historical Vedic religion of Iron Age India and, as such, Hinduism is often called the " oldest living religion " or the " oldest living major religion " in the world.

The one class consisting of the direct personifications of abstract notions such as desire is rare, occurring only in the very latest hymns of the Rig veda and due to that growth of speculation which is so plainly traceable in the course of the Vedic age.

They were opposed to the Vedic sacrifice of animals and often tried to stop such practices.

Due to the nature of Vedic Sanskrit, a term such as Ṛta can be used to indicate numerous things, either directly or indirectly, and both Indian and European scholars have experienced difficulty in arriving at fitting interpretations for Ṛta in all of its various usages in the Vedas, though the underlying sense of " ordered action " remains universally evident.

The Transcendentalists found inspiration for their philosophy in a variety of diverse sources such as: Vedic thought, various religions, and German idealism.

Animal sacrifice was common in Vedic religion, the highest or " royal " such sacrifice being the Ashvamedha.

These share a common inheritance of concepts including the universal force * rta ( Vedic rta, Avestan asha ), the sacred plant and drink * sauma ( Vedic Soma, Avestan Haoma ) and gods of social order such as * mitra ( Vedic Mitra, Avestan and Old Persian Mithra, Miϑra ), * bhaga ( Vedic Bhaga, Avestan and Old Persian Baga ).

In the same way, Veda-centric Hindu reformist movements in the 18th-19th centuries such as the Brahmo Samaj and Arya Samaj, were also highly critical of image worship like the Semitic religions and called for a return to the ancient Vedic and Upanishadic teachings.

However aspects of the historical Vedic religion survived in corners of the Indian subcontinent, such as Kerala where the Nambudiri Brahmins continue the ancient Śrauta rituals, which are considered extinct in all other parts.

Many ancient cultures such as Vedic, Native American civilizations share similar views on omnipresent nature ; the ancient Greeks and Rome did not worship an omnipresent being.

The building incorporates many principles of Vedic architecture such as eastern orientation, specific room placement size and proportions, energy efficiency, day lighting, non-toxic and natural building materials and " higher than normal " energy efficiency.