In yesteryears in erstwhile Bharatvarsha (now India) various kings engaged services of Rajpurohits (priests). The job was lucrative and to avoid displeasure of King, the Rajpurohits of those era started manipulating the sacrosanct religious practices. With passage of time, they developed a coterie and overpowered the King. Whatever was stated by Rajpurohits had to be followed.
The whole religious practices got dogged by irrelevant rituals, and the routine continues even today. Only those who distinguished religion from spirituality, traveled path of spirituality to reach God in their lifetime! Under no circumstances God could be reached or realized via path of religion (rituals), yet most Hindus keep indulging in religious practice to escape pitfalls of spiritual path.
Most religious practices as of today were irrelevant, prime reason why a country like India which was the citadel of whole world in yester era, is not considered even a developed country in present times.
By: Vijay Kumar “Atma Jnani”… The Man who Realized God in 1993 – (Ref. 161106)
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