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A place of Hindu worship.
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A place of Hindu worship. (a ii) In the Mandir the most important person is the priest who is also the leader of that Mandir. The priest and his helpers are there to conduct the worship because only they can enter the holiest part of the temple, which is the shrine. The priest takes the gifts that people have brought and offers them to the image of the god. He will also ring some small bells to 'warn' the god that people are coming to worship. The image of the god is placed in the center of the shrine, which is made out of wood, stone or bronze. This is due to the rules from the Hindu holy books. It is believed that the image has within it the life force of the god it represents, which will have entered during a special ceremony conducted by a Brahmin priest. The image...
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