Aryans settled in India; Open-Air Sacrifice. The primitive Aryans settled wherever they went in stockaded villages; leading a simple agricultural life; keeping cattle and flocks of sheep and goats; though always prepared for defence. Milk was their principal beverage; and open-air sacrifice; performed by the men to the singing or recitation of hymns; formed their chief religious rites; in which the women had no part. They had neither temples nor images. Society was conducted on strict patriarchal principles. Illustration for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (Hutchinson; c.1920). Note: Image has been digitally enhanced to facilitate repro.