Tuesday, June 26, 2007

News at Eleven (Back Page): The Rig Veda, oldest

of the four Vedas, is among the 38 items of documentary heritage of exceptional value which have been added to the prestigious register, bringing the total number of inscriptions since 1997 to 158.

It is a collection of 1028 hymns of exceptional literary qualities eulogising the Vedic deities and is said to be the source of the Aryan culture.

from IBN live: Rig Veda becomes 'world inheritance'

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