<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The historical Vedic religion (also known as Vedism, Brahmanism, Vedic Brahmanism, and ancient Hinduism) was the religion of the Indo - Aryans of northern India during the Vedic period . It is one of the historical elements from which modern Hinduism emerged, although significantly different from it . </P> <P> The Vedic liturgy is conserved in the mantra portion of the four Vedas, which are compiled in Sanskrit . The religious practices centered on a clergy administering rites . The complex Vedic rituals of Śrauta continue in coastal Andhra . </P>

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