The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda. And shaivam is one of the major Hindu tradition that worships Lord Shiva, Parvati, Durga and Mahakali