The most commonly found figurine is that of
Mother –Goddess (Matridevi or Shakti). There is evidence of prevalence of Yoni
(female sex organ ) worship.
The chief male deity was the ‘ Pasupati Mahadeve’ i.e ./the lord
of Animals (Proto- Shiva ) represented in seals as sitting in yogic posture ;
he is surrounded by four animals
(elephant , tiger, rhino and buffalo )and two deer appear at his feet.
There was the prevalence of Phallic (lingam) worship.
Thus Shiva- Shakti worship ,the oldest form of worship in India, appears to have been
part of the religious belief of Harappan people (esp. humped bull)
The remains and relics also reveal that zoolatry
i.e. animal worship and tree
worship (esp. peepal ) were in vogue in those days.
There is the evidence of pictographic
script, found mainly on seals. The
script has not been deciphered so far , but overlap of letters on some of the
potsherds from Kalibanga show that writing was boustrophedon or from right to
left and from left to right in alternate lines.
It has been referred to as Proto- Dravidian.
Steatite was mainly used in the manufacture
of seals.
Humpless
bull is represented in most of the Indus seals.
Inhumation or complete burial was the most common
method of disposal of the dead.
The origin of the ‘Swastika’ symbol can be
traced to the Indus Cvilization.
‘Indra
is accused of causing the decline if Indus Civilization ‘_ M.Wheeler.
The Rigveda speaks of a battle at a place
named ‘Hariyumpia’ which has been identified with Harappa.
The majority of scholars believe that the
makers of this civilization were Dravidian.
Contemporary civilizations of Indus
Civilization- Mesopotamia, Egypt and China.