Hinduism Hinduism, believed to be one of the oldest religions existing today, is most-often described as a philosophy or a perspective. The Hindu perspective is often thought to have been brought to India by the Aryans in about 1500 B.C. The Aryans, along with their predecessors, the Dravidians, brought the ideas of worshipping gods and goddesses in the forms of dieties and many of the stories and myths that came with them. During the Vedic period, which was from 1500 - 900 B.C., the idea of Brahman, or the “over soul”, came about. Hinduism is a complex philosophy that depends greatly on what followers make of it. Almost every valid point made about Hinduism can be validly o