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c. 1500 BCE - c. 500 BCE
The Vedic Period in India after a greater migration of the Indo-Aryans from Central Asia
c. 1500 BCE - 1100 BCE
The Rig Veda written, mentioning the god Rudra (Shiva) and goddess Tara (among others) for the first time.
c. 1500 BCE - c. 500 BCE
Indian scholars of the so-called Vedic Period commit the Vedas to written form; basic tenets of Hinduism are established.
c. 400 BCE - c. 200 CE
The Bhagavad Gita, part of the Mahabharata, is written at some point between 400 BCE and 200 CE.
c. 770 CE
The Kailasa rock-cut temple at Ellora is completed and dedicated to Shiva.
c. 1150 CE - c. 1200 CE
The Nataraja Temple is built at Chidambaram.