Rigved is one of the early Holy scriptures of the Hindus. Parts of it are recited as prayers and during festivals and religious occasions.
Rigveda
(Indian word verse of the Rigveda. Vedic verse; the Rigveda.
Believed to be about 3,700 years old, the Rigveda is PART of the sacred writings of the Hindu religion.
There are symbolic gods in rigveda such as Indra,varuna are the symbol of rain fall. Usha ( morning) ,basu(earth ) . Rigveda indicates the animistic religion of the society in the 1500b.c.
After the oldest RigVeda, the second is SamaVeda. These are hymns of RigVeda modified so that they could be sung.
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The Rigveda
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The hymns of the Rigveda are called "suktas" or "mantras." Each hymn is composed in a specific meter and is dedicated to different deities.