Question

________ goddess was worshipped by the Harappans. Fill in the blank.

Answer 1

Mother goddess was worshipped by the Harappans

Answer 2

Answer: Mother Goddess

Explanation:

Mother Goddess was worshipped by the Harappans.

The Harappan people believed to have worshipped a Mother Goddess which symbolized for fertility.Various figurines of female suggests that the common people revered them as Mother Goddess

Excavation of large number of semi nude terracotta figurines suggests these female figures were considered a source of all creation and energy or Shakti . The goddess is seen wearing many ornaments along with an a fan-shaped head dress.  The smoke stained figures suggests that burnt incense were offered before her by the common people.

The veneration of sacred animals like bulls, and by the huge quantum of phallic-shaped objects lying at the Harappan sites reflects the common people obsession with fertility.

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