Which of the three Gods were especially important in the Rigvedic period?
- A.Rudra, Vishnu and Indra
- B.Agni, Indra and Soma
- C.Indra, Varun and Rudra
- D.Agni, Indra and Vishnu
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These three receive the largest number of hymns in the Rigveda. Indra, the war god and breaker of forts, has the greatest number; Agni, the fire that carries the offering to the gods, comes next; and Soma, both a plant and a god, has the whole of the ninth mandala…
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