Day before yesterday i was a bit baffled from my mother's question on "the praxis to visit temple?"if one follows the regime it is called a service to god-acquitting oneself in remembering the divine,unseen force.And if one absolve itself of this duty it would mean a sin on his part or rather incredulousness.
Goin to d temple regularly or on fixed days,barefoot or with 'chappals'watsover the practice we follow,the purpose is to get acquainted to god and to remind him that out of our busy lives we took out few minutes for him without traunting and getting a fairish attendance like good 'devotees'
I make it a habit ,to visit temple atleast once or twice a week,light some 'agarbatties','dhoop' in 'mandir' and recite 'chaaleesa' ,on the contrary my mother have occassional trips to temple,but she is perlplexed at this very fact and inquired if she is committing a disservice in not interacting with him face to face and skips her visit to temple..???
BECAUSE she memorizes the 'supereme force's name daily in her hearts-of-heart and do think of him ample times a day,isin't this enough for god to ensure that her faith and belief in him is unequivocal....
though i had a differnt approach towards it ,,I answered that within the four walls of our house we are bound to be obstucted by some unhealthy,impur and negative particals.moreover the noise in the atmosphere is an inevitable barrier
IN 'mandir' the sound of 'ghantis' ,'the murmers of bhakts',,and 'the sermons of pandits' are links that connect us more with 'bhagwaan' here we all come for a unique purpose ie: prayers and wishes with a belief that god's providence works by law though the meaning of it might not be clear..so i guess my explanation conveyed my meaning without any ambiguity in her mind regarding "a visit to the temple"