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Why Hindus Worship Idols?
The practice of idol worship among Hindus has been a subject of debate and misinterpretation over the centuries. Idol worship has been condemned in many religions. But among the Hindus, idol worship has been a practice since a very long time.
So, why do Hindus worship idols? We are sure many of you must have pondered over this question and not found satisfactory answers. So, let us find out why there is the practice of idol worship followed in Hinduism.
An idol is an image or statue of a deity fashioned to be an object of worship. In this sense an idol represents or signifies the deity. An idol, in Sanskrit is also known as murti or pratima which means the 'form' or 'manifestation'. So, you may say that an idol is a symbolic representation of the deity being worshipped.
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So, the question now arises that why do people need to worship the symbolic representation of God? Let us find out.
Mental
Association
Of
Humans
Going
by
the
laws
of
out
mental
associations,
we
humans
tend
to
associate
the
idea
of
infinity
with
material
objects
like
the
endless
blue
sky.
Similarly
we
tend
to
connect
our
ideas
of
holiness
and
spirituality
with
our
images
of
temples
or
mosques
or
churches
or
wherever
we
pray.
The
same
idea
is
true
for
idol
worship.
The
Hindus
have
associated
the
ideas
of
holiness,
truth,
purity
etc
with
certain
symbolic
representations.
These
representations
are
nothing
but
the
idols
of
various
Gods
and
Goddesses.
The
idols
are
the
materialistic
or
the
physical
existence
of
the
Supreme
Transcendental
Being.
Idol
Worship-
The
Lowest
Stage?
Vedanta
envisages
that
idol
worship
is
only
the
lowest
or
the
first
stage
of
realising
God.
An
idol
is
the
physical
image
of
the
Divine.
It
helps
human
beings
to
concentrate
and
move
on
to
the
next
stage
of
realising
God.
From
the
worship
of
the
idol,
the
person
moves
to
the
next
stage
of
mental
prayers
and
then
to
the
last
stage
when
he
finally
realises
the
Divine.
Idols are just a means to an end. The idol is a visible support, a reminder of God that helps the person to pray with concentration in the initial stages. It is a concrete form of the Divine which is essential for practicing concentration.
Now of course, idol worship has become the most easiest and convenient form of worship for modern Hindus. People who are unaware of the real nature of the idols, they confuse the idols with real Gods. But this is not true. Idol worship is just a way or path to reach the Supreme Being who is formless and yet present in all forms.
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