Most, yes, to be sure. But not all. There are many more pathways that they could down.
For example, when I looked at the one Vedic item, I found it only addressed a very tiny part of Hinduism. For example I found the following. But this
Wikipedia item on the Hindu view of evolution has a flaw since there was indeed coexistence of modern humans with earlier forms for a long time. The idea of strict succession has been disproven.
The Sanskrit epics of the Hindus mention several exotic creatures including ape-like humanoids.[33] Some Hindus see this as a proof of the historicity of their mythological characters and as support for the theory of evolution in their texts. The Ramayana speaks of the Vanaras, an ape-like species with human intelligence, that existed millions of years ago. According to the Ramayana alongside these ape-men existed modern humans. Thus, according to these ancient writings, the status of such creatures was a state of coexistence rather than evolution.[34]