Hi everyone,
I was just wondering about the appearances of the Vedic Gods (for right now, I'm going to restrict these to the Adityas and the Rudras) and whether the descriptions of the deities are symbolic or if they are perhaps trying to mimic the inhabitants of the Central European regions (where Vedic religion evolved). Since I'm not so familiar with the Vedas, I was wondering if @Aupmanyav , @Spirit_Warrior , @sayak83 , @Kirran , @Vinayaka and others could provide some quotes from the Vedas indicating the appearances of the Vedic deities so we could start this conversation.
Trust me, I've tried looking for some references on the internet, and my search led me to weird conspiracy blogs, white supremacist forums (lol), and other wacky places, so I truly have no way of confirming the idea of "blond, blue-eyed Indra" etc.
(BTW, I'm not trying to invoke any racist comments or provoke a Aryan Migration debate again; I just want to analyze the references regarding their appearances for my own curiosity.)
Thank you!
I was just wondering about the appearances of the Vedic Gods (for right now, I'm going to restrict these to the Adityas and the Rudras) and whether the descriptions of the deities are symbolic or if they are perhaps trying to mimic the inhabitants of the Central European regions (where Vedic religion evolved). Since I'm not so familiar with the Vedas, I was wondering if @Aupmanyav , @Spirit_Warrior , @sayak83 , @Kirran , @Vinayaka and others could provide some quotes from the Vedas indicating the appearances of the Vedic deities so we could start this conversation.
Trust me, I've tried looking for some references on the internet, and my search led me to weird conspiracy blogs, white supremacist forums (lol), and other wacky places, so I truly have no way of confirming the idea of "blond, blue-eyed Indra" etc.
(BTW, I'm not trying to invoke any racist comments or provoke a Aryan Migration debate again; I just want to analyze the references regarding their appearances for my own curiosity.)
Thank you!