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The time before 2000bc. Religion involved ritual bathing http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/7f7ec2cc896632fa3d6ce77ac3461f538f7d9ae5.jpg
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Period of Aryan people of Indus valley and the Indian subcontinent. The religion centered around animal sacrifice http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/9201c5d08b8adf9e54feeb00dfb3172477277383.jpg
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Indian scholars codify and reinterpret Aryan beliefs. This helps to create the Upanishads texts forming the basis of Hinduism
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A new period of religious development. Included new forms of worship such as Puja. http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/4405908f4e9852b8ee2911e80faf3a9e6a504385.jpg
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The Bhagavad Gita often referred to as the Gita, is a 700-verse Sanskrit scripture that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
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The Gupta empire stood as a powerhouse in the region. Its Hindu beliefs lent it prestige in the Indian subcontinent.
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This temple was erected during the Gupta era. It displayed the massive power of Hinduism in India.
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The empire fell due to internal pressures. This was also due to severe external forces from other Hindu nations.
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Rise in devotion to popular deities. Also saw a rise in Gurus.
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This temple showed the engineering feats of Hindus. It was cut from solid rock and dedicated to Shiva.
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The construction of this temple took generations. Today it stands as one of the great wonders of the world.
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Vasco de Gama was the first European to arrive. Finding spices he soon set a pattern of European voyages to India.
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This age saw influences of other religions in the region taking hold. This would be predominently in Buddhism and Islam. http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/ccf029a6a8cfa7552fe9e230f97d3e2cff3672c9.jpg
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The crown claimed control over india. Reorganized it into the British Raj
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From salt marches to other forms of protest Ghandi leads his people to resist. This ends with Britain surrendering India.
