Historical Vedic religion
（重定向自Brahmanic）
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![Map of North India in the late Vedic period. The location of shakhas is labeled in green; the Thar Desert is dark yellow.](/Images/godic/202501/01/Map_of_Vedic_India5713.png")
![Indo-European languages ca. 3500 BC](/Images/godic/202501/01/IE5500BP5714.png")
![Indo-European languages ca. 2500 BC](/Images/godic/202501/01/IE4500BP5714.png")
The religion of the Vedic period (also known as Vedism, ancient Hinduism, Brahmanism and Vedic Brahmanism) was the religion of the Indo-Aryans of northern India. It is a historical predecessor of modern Hinduism, though significantly different from it.