Scripture · c. 1500 BCE

Hymns of the Rigveda

Punjab, northwestern South Asia

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Sanskrit hymns to Agni, Indra, Soma and others, passed down by memory for thousands of years with remarkable accuracy. It is the oldest of the Vedas and still recited in rituals today.

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