Jacobsen notes in Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition, the Vedas are barely interested in ... dating to the 2 nd to 4 th centuries CE, pilgrimage appears as a fully-evolved tradition.

These acts that shock and delight have roots in the real and mythical practices of Hindu, Muslim ... [in India] goes back to the time of the Vedas which were composed between 1700 and 1500 ...