The Indus Civilization c6.21

c6.21

From the evidence afforded by the amulets found in both cities there seems to be no doubt whatever that three kinds of trees, at least, were venerated, if not actually worshipped, by the people of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa. Whether this cult was confined to a certain section of the population, or whether it was universal, is at present uncertain, but as animism of this type dates from very primitive times, it may be that the former hypothesis is more correct, and that the worship of trees was confined to the uneducated.