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9 Places of Worship
God and I
We call God by different names. Different people pray to God in different ways.
They build different types of places of worship.
If you want God’s love, follow the simple principles :
i Be honest and never tell a lie.
i Never hurt any person or animal.
i Do your work devotedly.
i Respect all persons and serve the suffering.
In a neighbourhood, different people follow different religions.
They have different ways to pray and go to different places of
worship.
The Hindus pray to God in a temple . They offer water, flowers,
fruits and sweets to God. For them, God is one Who is represented
in various forms like Rama, Krishna, Shiva, Durga and other gods
and goddesses. A pujari looks after a temple and helps people in
the Puja. There are numerous holy books for the Hindus; the
important ones being the Ramayana , the Vedas and the Bhagwad
Gita .
The Muslims pray to God in a mosque . They offer namaz five times
a day. Their holy book is the Quran .
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