Religion

This artifact is a photo of the depiction of Brahminism. Brahminism was the religion of the people in the Indus River Valley civilization. This photo shows a god with many arms and faces. Some historians think that a god may have actually looked like this, while others take it as a symbol showing the many powers that a god has. Brahminism has many gods each who have their own power. For example, Lord Brahma is the creator god (a.k.a. the God of Gods) who comes out of Vishnu's navel when he sleeps. At this time the universe is created. When Vishnu opens his eyes, Brahma goes back in, and the universe gets destroyed. The reason it does not physically get destroyed though is because the priests, Brahmin, perform the sacred fire ceremonies which keep the universe going even when Vishnu awakes.