India has housed a widespread variety of religious systems wherein thrive a number of casts, either interconnected or independent of each others existence. Hindu is a term which was coined not for a religion but the people dwelling beyond river Sindhu by the Afghans, the Persians, etc. later with the influences of foreign tribes Hindu became a term describing a religion so as to differentiate them from the Muslims, the British, and other foreigners.

In every religion, the roots of worship spring from the very cradle stage of civilization. At this stage the people start worshipping what they fear-mainly elements of nature or what is awe inspiring, or what they would consider as a helping elements of nature or what is awe inspiring, or what they would consider as a helping element for e.g. rain for the crop. In every civilization-be it the Indus Valley or the Greek, the Mycenean, Egyptian, or any other the cause of worship of God remained the same. Initially these forces were worshipped as they were i.e. in their original form, but with a feeling of the existence of a supreme being in them that became pre dominant and the prime element of worship, which later gained an anthropomorphic form with various attributes concurred upon them, to the extent that now a days the Gods (beings that were worshipped) have become so popular that the element from which they emerged have almost long been forgotten e.g. Siva is meant to denote time and fertility, but rarely does any layman know about the associations of the various elements surrounding the deity.