Do Hindus Really Worship IDOLS? The Hidden Symbolism of Puja.

Hindus don't worship idols; they worship God, Ishwara, in many forms, including forms of stone or metal. Consecrated deities in temples are used to pray to God like you use a phone to talk to a distant friend. In this video, the sixteen steps of puja performed in temples is explained, along with kumbhabhisheka (temple consecration), prana prathishta (deity invocation), murti sthapana (deity installation), and symbolism associated with mandira (temple), garbha griha (sanctum sanctorum), prakara (walkway), gopuram (gateway), etc.

Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally-trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit. For more information, please see: https://www.arshabodha.org/

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