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How are Harappan religious practices similar to modern Hinduism?
Harappan Civilisation
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The Harappan religious practices are similar to modern Hinduism in the following ways:
- The Harappans believed in Pashupati Shiva and Mother Goddess, much like in the modern Hinduism we worship Lord Shiva, and various forms of Goddess.
- The Harappans revered natural elements like trees, animals, and water. The Pipal tree was worshipped, much like modern Hinduism’s reverence for trees like the Bodhi tree and the Neem tree.
- They worshipped animals like bull, buffalo, tiger, rhinoceros, crocodile, snake, etc., while in the modern Hinduism bull are worshipped as Nandi, cows are worshipped as Mother, and so on.
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