(So We Should Worship This Form With Complete Devotion & Faith. Some religions preach against image worship, because they have ZERO description of God and thus it’s impossible for them to correctly make an image of God, thus they are advised not to try) The Deities in Vedic Temples are not idols, they are real. There is a life force in all the Deities in Vedic Temples which were properly installed following the Vedic scriptural procedures. Durga, Lord Krishna, Lord Shiva, Ganesh, Hanuman, and others in Vedic Temples are actually present in their Deity form in each and every Temple. This has been witnessed millions of times, In new Temples, after the installation of the Murtis (images). There is a “Prana Prathistha” ceremony, wherein mantras are chanted to infuse the Murtis with life energy or prana. The energy of the respective form of God or His devotees is invoked in the Murtis, making them alive and then called ‘Deity’. So all these Deities have the divine present in them in every Temple. Millions of times, the form of God or His devotees in the Deities have come out and given darshan, and performed a pastime, for the pure devotees. There are millions of accounts of God coming out from His Deity form to give darshan to His pure devotees. Here are some real accounts. – Durga Devi in form of Kali use to come out from her Murti and play and have prasadam with Saint Ramakrishna Paramahansa in Calcutta, Dakshineshwar Temple. – Durga appeared to Saint Bamakhepa as mother Tara in a place called Tarapith in Bengal. – Durga as Mother Baglamukhi appeared to the Pandavas at a place near Madhya Pradesh. – Durga as Mother Kamakhya appeared to Baba Bhoothnathji in Assam . – In Rameshwaram, Lord Rama installed the Shivalinga and Lord Shiva appeared from that Deity form. – In Kashi, Lord Shiva’s Deity form authenticated the Book “Ram Charit Manas” written by Saint Tulsi Das. – In Kashi, Shankaracharya had the Darshan of Ma Annapoorna and Lord Shiva. – In Gujarat, Lord Shiva appeared to the famous Saint Narsi Mehta . On the direction of Lord Shiva, Narsi became a great devotee of Lord Krishna. – In Maharastra, the famous AshtaVinayak or eight forms of Ganesha’s Deities at different places also has a history where Ganesha gave Darshan and guided the devotees. – Lord Hanuman appeared from his deity form to give darshan to Saint Tulsidas. – Sant Gyandasji saw Lord Krishna in Person right in front of him at Raman Reti Temple, Vrindavan. – Rupa Goswami saw Radharani at Ter Kabamba, Vrindavan. – Sanatan Goswami saw Lord Krishna, blissfully standing before Him – Saint Tulsidas saw Sri Hanuman, Sri Lakshmana, Lord Ram, Lord Shiva, and Lord Krishna. – Saint Bamakhepa saw Mother Tara at Tarapeeth, Calcutta. – Saint Ramakrishna saw Mother Kali – Sri Sankaracharya saw Lord Narsimhadeva, and Lord Shiva at Kashi. – Bharat Maharaj saw Mother Kali come out from her Deity form and appear before him – The Deities in some Temples of Lord Krishna are actual transformations of Lord Krishna Himself into a Deity form. The above are just a small number of accounts of God appearing from the Deity form and directly. There are millions of other accounts. Joy can only be experienced when we offer our love to Krishna. A devotee is very forgiving and tolerant of others but is very strict and determined with himself guarding against Maya. Please accept my humble obeisances All glories to Srila Gurudeva ... All glories to Srila Prabhupada ... Always think of the Lotus Feet of Lord Krishna and you will find no difficulties in executing the tasks allotted to you by Krishna. Chant these names with love and you will feel the ecstasy: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare ... हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे || हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे|| Hare Krishna ... Jay Jagannath ... ~~ Bhakta Sanjay.
Its All about the individuals trust and faith...no matter what others are saying, if you think god is present in deities form than worship with full faith.
