Religion in the later Vedic period

The Later Vedic period is the time after the Rigvedic period when apart from the Rigveda, the other three Vedas, their Brahman texts, Aranyaka, Upanishad texts were written. At this time, a big change can be seen in the religious conditions. While the Rigvedic religion was praise-oriented and pravritti-oriented, the Later Vedic religion became completely ritualistic and yajna-oriented. The Rigvedic man believed in the simplicity of religious rituals, while in the Later Vedic period, religious rituals became long-lasting and complex. In the Uttar Vedic period, yajna rituals became the most important and also costly. A long series of yajnas can be seen in this period. This increasing importance of yajna rituals and rituals not only established Brahmanism and priestism in the society but also gave it the highest place in social classification. During this period, an attempt was made to establish that Yagya is the only medium through which a person can attract God towards himself for the fulfillment of his wishes.