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Rigveda Samhita denotes one-fourth of its hymns to

  1. Rudra

  2. Marut

  3. Agni

  4. Indra
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Explanation

The Rigveda Samhita, the oldest of the four Vedas (composed around 1500-1200 BCE), dedicates approximately one-fourth (about 250 out of 1,028 hymns) to Indra, the king of the devas and god of rain and thunder. This reflects Indra's paramount importance in early Vedic religion as a warrior deity who brought prosperity by defeating drought demons like Vritra.

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