| Sengupta, Jayanta 2014 , , in Freedman, Paul; Chaplin, Joyce E | 46—, , The expansion of Aryan culture is supposed to have begun around 1500 BCE |
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| Their ritual texts are called Vedas, composed in Sanskrit | ; b Flood, Gavin 20 August 2020 , "", in Gavin Flood ed |
The Veda is the foundation for most later developments in what is known as Hinduism.
30| Witzel, Michael 2003 , , in Gavin D | Only after units and bands from India's navy and air force have followed the Maratha Light Infantry will the parade be entirely given over to |
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| Taylor, Miles 2016 , "The ", in Aldrish, Robert; McCreery, Cindy eds | Jha, Dwijendra Narayan 2014 , , , p |
Almost all traditional Hindu families observe until today at least three samskaras initiation, marriage, and death ritual.
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