Religious Symbols Are Important Too

There are some people who claim they believe in God but don't believe in rituals. They don't believe in going to temples, wearing religious symbols etc. I would like to say that this is not correct. Let's say Mr.A loves his home country India but is disrespectful to the Indian flag or the National Anthem. He may say that I love my country and don't need to show my love through these symbols like flag etc. But disrespecting the national flag is an offence and Mr.A may be jailed for that. You may have love for the country but you ought to show it to the flag which is representative of the country.

Similarly a person may love God and be a good person at heart but he or she ought to respect the rituals and representations of God which are for example- Saaligraama, Gopichandana, Temple, God's idol, God's photo, sacred texts like Bhagvata, Mahabharata etc., a brahmin or a person who performs puja, cow, Tulsi plant, mother Earth etc. which are representative of God. Although Lord Krishna is everywhere He has said that the above mentioned places are very dear to Him and we must respect these as much as God Himself.