What was the religion in india before hinduism?
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What was the religion in india before hinduism thought to be a precursor to hiduism? What type of deity was worshipped in india before hinduism as hypothesized by Marshall?
Indus religion Indus
Mother Earth Mother Goddess worship Mother Goddess Earth Mother
Religion in India
official religion of india
Religion in India Indian religions State religion Baháʼí Faith in India Freedom of religion in India Secularism in India Legal status of Jainism as a distinct religion in India Irreligion in India Hinduism in India Religion in Asia
<b>Religion</b> in <b>India</b> is characterised by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. 
<b>India</b> is <b>officially</b> a secular state and has no state <b>religion</b>. The <b>Indian</b>&nbsp;... <b>Indian religions</b>, sometimes also termed Dharmic <b>religions</b>, are the <b>religions</b> that 
originated in ... became tools of self-definition, and a new and precarious sense 
of the &quot;unity of Hinduism&quot; and of <b>national</b> as well as religious identity took root. A state <b>religion</b> is a religious body or creed <b>officially</b> endorsed by the state. A 
state with an ... of Muslims in Spain &middot; Expulsion of the Moriscos &middot; Decline of 
Buddhism in <b>India</b> &middot; French Revolutionary dechristianisation &middot; European wars of 
<b>religion</b>&nbsp;... The Baháʼí <b>Faith</b> in <b>India</b> is very small in proportion to the <b>national</b> population, 
but it is numerically large and has a long history culminating in recent times with&nbsp;... Freedom of <b>religion</b> in <b>India</b> is a fundamental right guaranteed by Article 25-28 of 
the ... The government has set up the Ministry of Minority Affairs, the <b>National</b>&nbsp;... With the Forty-second Amendment of the Constitution of <b>India</b> enacted in 1976, 
the Preamble to the Constitution asserted that <b>India</b> is a secular nation. <b>Officially</b>, 
secularism has always inspired modern <b>India</b>. ... For example, it does not have an 
<b>official</b> state <b>religion</b> and state-owned educational institutions cannot impart&nbsp;... The second stanza of Jana Gana Mana, <b>Indian National</b> Anthem clearly 
enunciates Jainism as a separate&nbsp;... Atheism and agnosticism have a long history in <b>India</b> and flourished within the 
Sramana movement. <b>Indian religions</b> like Jainism, Buddhism and most schools of 
Hinduism ... Atheism and irreligion are not <b>officially</b> recognised in <b>India</b>. Apostasy
&nbsp;... ... <b>religion</b> in <b>India</b>, with 79.8% of the population identifying themselves as Hindus
, that accounts for 966 million Hindus in <b>India</b> as of <b>National</b> Census of <b>India</b> in&nbsp;... Asia is the largest and most populous continent and the birthplace of many 
<b>religions</b> including ... Sikhism is the 4th largest <b>religion</b> in <b>India</b> with 2% of the 
total population being Sikh. ... which can be nature deities, Taizu or clan deities, 
city deities, <b>national</b> deities, cultural heroes and demigods, dragons and 
ancestors.
Vedic
History of Hinduism