The Indus Civilization c6.2

c6.2

THE buildings of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa have not afforded the excavator any assistance in his search for information with regard to the religion of the people of the Indus valley, for, as before mentioned, no structure yet discovered can definitely be identified as a temple. It is quite likely, however, that a number of shrines were scattered about these two cities, although their ground-plans are now indistinguishable from those of the ordinary houses, while the building beneath the stupa, described in Chapter I, may also have been used for religious ceremonies. No documents or legends exist to throw any light on this subject, and it has therefore only been possible to gather some idea of the religious beliefs and observances of the inhabitants of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa through the somewhat unsatisfactory medium of objects which have been unearthed in these cities.