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Spirituality is one of the most sought things among a huge chunk of the entire human population on the planet and people have different ways in order to get that for themselves. Some prefer simply getting involved in frequent meditation whereas you will also find many people moving towards the way of religions to get their spiritual goals. But regardless of which way you attempt for getting there if you end up achieving, it'll be beneficial for you because in this modern world, we all do deal with various sorts of situations resulting in us getting stressed to ever-increasing levels.

Over here in India which is a vastly religious country where you would find all different types of religions being practiced by people, you will also notice a huge number of religious buildings let it be churches, temples, mosques, guradwaras. You name it, you'll find one here. Well today I and going to share some details about a temple I visited recently and an overall look about temples in India as well as what makes people pay these a visit so often and why they have such a strong belief too.

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What are Temples ?

Temples are believed to be the house of the deities that are used as a link to connect humans to the gods through means like worship and devotion. Inside every temple you will find idols of the gods of the respective temples with a priest that is assigned for the temple along with that you may also receive "prasad" which is nothing but a consecrate food item offered to the idol and later distributed among people. It is a very popular concept that you would find in 99% of the temples.

On a daily basis you can also notice "aartis" being done which is basically a ceremony in which a holy diya is offered to the deities to thank them for their presence and blessing people. The aarti is a big deal in many prominent temples across the country, like in Varanasi the evening aarti is a sight to behold.

Why people have such a strong belief ?

Since ancient times humans have been helpless, even now with the advancement in science and technology we have not been able to understand or control many phenomena and in the past, the list for the same was just too big. So people used to think there has to be someone who has to protect them from many such calamities and things that do seem normal today but used to be huge problems with no solutions.

That is a probable theory about how the worship culture started to develop and as time passed people started concentrating their spiritual beliefs at a single place and also started giving it an identity like with names and particular places where they do stay which we know as gods and temples today.

In a few situations, people did think that the problem got averted due to the praying they did and this only made the belief stronger and stronger which has made it quite difficult for a lot of people to revert from that mentality and ultimately made the belief so strong.

What purpose temples serve today ?

Temples do have a very significant impact on society as far as India is concerned. There is a very big population here that follows the Hindu religion and temples are like a spiritual destination for them. Temples are mainly concentrated in South Asian countries like India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and even in South East Asian nations like Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. Not to forget some of the world's biggest Hindu temples are located in the United States too like The Swaminarayanan Akshardham in Robbinsville, New Jersey.

All of them are an epicenter of cultural activity along with a satisfying place to find peace which is combined with true spiritual deeds and the pure atmosphere they all have to offer in a very nice combination. Apart from that during festive seasons they turn into something else, crowds pour in numbers to do puja related activities and involve in cultural activities celebrated it all with full passion.

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To sum up, we all do have different beliefs but surely mental peace is something we all seek and there are different ways that people opt to attain the same and temples are one of those places where you will find a really great blend of the ingredients needed to get a satisfied well being. There is a lot more than everything I have discussed above, it is not even the tip of the iceberg about this historical and immensely vast topic.

Please feel free and do add your insights about the topic in the comment section below, I would love to hear your side and get a discussion going.

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