This relates to something I have always observed and believed. Hinduism is a complex religion wherein the regional gods got assimilated over the years as the confluence of various regional influences became inevitable over time. Our gods evolved over several millenia as stories were added in in later ages and modified to suit popularity. It is great that our people had such democratisation at that age that they worked out a common amicable belief system over a period of time. Also it is especially true if you observe how Muruga/ karthikeyan, a god who rarely finds any mention in the ancient vedas and puranas finds more references in texts as the influence of the Brahman religion spread more southward. This amalgamated a local south Indian warlord legend into the pantheon of other gods to take in a large section of devotees into the manifold.
Truly showcases the extent to which Indian religions went to be all inclusive. One feature of any Indian origin religion Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism or Jainism is that they never put down any other god or claim that theirs is the only way or that other worshippers would face God's wrath. This really gives us an insight into the democratic and broadminded nature of the Indians of the bygone era.
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