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The Broddenbjerg idol, an ithyphallic forked-stick figure found in a peat bog near Viborg, Denmark, is carbon-dated to approximately 535–520 BCE. [2] The Braak Bog Figures , a male and female forked-stick pair found in a peat bog at Braak, Schleswig-Holstein , have been dated to the 2nd to 3rd centuries BCE but also as early as the 4th century.
Sanamahism is the indigenous religion of the Meitei people.It originated in the Kingdom of Kangleipak, and is still practiced in modern Manipur, India, distinct from both the Indosphere and the Sinosphere.
The term idol is an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship, [1] [2] [3] while idolatry is the worship of an "idol" as though it were God. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Ancient Near East and Egypt
The Shigir Sculpture, or Shigir Idol (Russian: Шигирский идол), is the oldest known wooden sculpture. [1] [2] It is estimated to have been carved c. 11,500 years ago, or during the early Holocene period, and is twice as old as Egypt's Great Pyramid. [3] The wood it was carved from is approximately 12,000 years old. [4]
A photograph – published in Marg (36/1, 1982) – remains the only evidence, reminding about the Pāla-figures from Bihar and Bengal. [29] Among the surviving specimens, Bodhisattva Lokanātha [30] (see Figure 2) from Tongibari of Munshigunj, Dhaka (in today's Bangladesh), is considered to be the oldest one. Both in terms of form and style ...
Ancient Greek religion was polytheistic, [15] and a multiplicity of gods were venerated by the same groups and individuals. [16] The identity of a deity is demarcated primarily by their name, though this name can also be accompanied by an epithet (or surname), [ 17 ] which may refer to a specific function of the god, to an association with ...
There are at least two popular versions of Medha Suktam. [1] One version is a set of six verses from Mahanarayana Upanishad , which forms part of Taittiriya Aranyaka in Krishna Yajurveda . There is one more version comprising nine mantras, which appears as a khila sukta ( khilani ) to the Rig Veda . [ 2 ]
The ancient Mesopotamians believed that their deities lived in Heaven, [9] but that a god's statue was a physical embodiment of the god himself. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] As such, cult statues were given constant care and attention [ 11 ] [ 9 ] and a set of priests were assigned to tend to them. [ 12 ]