The Vedic heritage embraces a multitude of texts and interpretations collected in four Vedas, commonly referred to as “books of knowledge” even though they have been transmitted orally. The Rig Veda ...

Astronomers have identified the oldest known reference to a total solar eclipse in the ancient Hindu text, the Rig Veda. This finding, dating back roughly 6,000 years, sheds new light on the ...

Astronomers examining the Rig Veda, an ancient Hindu text, identified references to a total solar eclipse dating back approximately 6,000 years, making it the oldest known mention of an eclipse.

The Rig Veda glorifies the Indus as: “Sindhu in might surpasses all the streams that flow. His roar is lifted up to heaven above the earth, He with his wealth makes fertile both the worlds ...