Puranas are texts that have their magnitude as ancient Hindu literature. They are the richest collection of mythology in the world. Puranas are religious texts of the both Buddhist and Jains. According to tradition, the Puranas were composed by Vyasa at the end of Dvapara Yuga, though the exact Origin of Indian Puranas is not known, however modern scholars state that Indian Puranas existed from the 4th century BC to the 1st millennium AD. The Puranas narrate various stories about the Gods and the Goddesses, rights and rituals and hymns. These scriptures have been passed from one generation to the other, either by word of mouth or stored scriptures. There are about 18 major Puranas along with some minor ones, which have been merged in various ideas from different faiths.

The Puranas are texts that represent the Indian culture and civilization as well as the history and the geography of the world since its creation. Geography in the Puranas is the chief topic of discussion from early times in connection with recreation; and many of the existing Puranas contain chapters on these topics. According to Puranic tradition, the earth consisted of seven dvipa or continents, such as Jambu dvipa, Plaksa dvipa, Saimali dvipa, Kusa dvipa, Kraunca dvipa, Saka dvipa, Puskara dvipa. The description regarding geography in the Purana, each of these seven dvipa or continents was divided into a number of varsas or subcontinents. These dvipas were surrounded by seven oceans containing water which salt, sugarcane-juice, wine, clarified butter, curd, milk and good drinking water mixed in the water of the ocean.

Indian Puranas have an ancient history. According to researches, the Puranas represent the earliest traditional history. Furthermore, history depicts that Puranas existed even before the advent of the Vedic texts. Age of the Puranas lies in the antiquity and in those past days, puranas were given enough significance for the developed civilisation. However, in the last decades of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th centuries, the Puranas were not provided enough importance for depicting history.

The Puranas serve as the encyclopedias of religion and culture .The popularity of the Puranas lies in the fact that they are narrated in simple, lucid language unlike the four Vedas. Classification of Puranas depend on the importance of each of these Indian Puranas.The Indian Puranas are classified into the Mahapuranas (great) and the Upapuranas (lower,additional) and they narrate the five themes called the pancalaksana ("Five distinguishing marks") that consists of Sarga (The creation of the universe) Pratisarga (Secondary creations, mostly re-creations after dissolution) Vamsa (Genealogy of gods and sages) Manvantara (The creation of the human race and the first human beings) Vamsanucaritam (Dynastic histories)

Puranic Texts are classified as major Puranas and minor Puranas. The Puranas are works that represent the deep mystic structuring of Indian civilization. They are viewed as expanding, modifying, and transforming the orthodox Brahmanism of the Vedas, through bhakti or devotion. The Indian Puranas speak about the battle between the Gods and the Demons. The Puranas give detailed account of Hindu lore, religious practices - yoga, prayers, sacrifices and everyday customs and they complement the metaphysical seriousness of the Upanishads, the magical and sacrificial lore of the Atharva Veda, and the orthodoxy of the Rig Veda. Other major Puranas include Shiv Purana, The Vishnu Purana, Bhagavata Purana and Markandeva Purana. The length of the puranas varies such as the Skanda Purana has 80,000 couplets while the Brahma and the Vamana Purana has 10,000 couplets each.

Indian Puranas narrate about various gods and goddesses. Puranic Deities of India includes the Brahma, Vishnu and Siva. According to the Puranas, Vishnu and Siva were visualized as forming a harmony with Brahma. These Puranic deities were introduced to the religions during the 4th and 5th century A.D. These gods were witnessed as almighty. Moreover, the gods were given particular identity depending on their power. The Puranas also narrate the incidents of various influential kings, their supremacy as well as various rife between princely clans.

Among the Indian Puranas, Indian Epics find much importance. The three main and commonly known epics are the Mahabharata written by Vyasa and the Ramayana written by Valmiki. Veda Vyasa, is regarded as an avatar of Vishnu in Vaishanav tradition. He composed the great Indian epic Mahabharata that describe the family saga of the Pandavas and Kauravas and the about the battle of Kurukshetra. Mahabharata reflects the philosophy and historical aspect of ancient India. On the other hand Ramayana was composed by Valmiki also known as Ratnakara. The epic Ramayana refers to "the travels of Rama". Ramayana consists of 24,000 verses and is the story of prince Rama whose wife was forcefully taken away by the demon king of Lanka- Ravana.