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Compare the religion of the Early Aryans with that of the Later Vedic Aryans.
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Comparison of religion of the Early Aryan with the Later Vedic Aryans:
| Early Vedic Aryans | Later Vedic Aryans |
|---|---|
| The people of Early Vedic age worshipped the forces of nature, like the rain, fire, Sun, water, wind, thunder, etc. They personified them as Gods like Indra, Agni, Surya, Varuna, Vayu, etc. They worshipped a large number of Gods and Goddesses. | During the Later Vedic Age, the Gods of the Early Vedic Age lost their importance. The three most significant Gods of the Later Vedic period were Brahma, the creator, Vishnu, the preserver and Mahesh or Shiva, the destroyer. |
| They worshipped the gods through the recitation of prayers, offering of sacrifices and performed yajnas. | During this period, prayers continued to be recited, sacrifices became far more important. These sacrifices had to be accompanied by a number of elaborate rituals which could be only performed by the brahmin priests. |
| No temples were constructed and no images of Gods were worshipped. | Temples were constructed and images of Gods were worshipped. |
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