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list the different types of religious practice that you find in your neighborhood this could be different forms of prayer worship of different Gods sacred sites different kinds of religious music and singing etc does this indicate freedom of religion practice

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There are many ways to pray:prostration, prayer, wheels, pilgrimages, kneeling in church,circumambulating all using the body. Also chanting, verbal prayers and silent or interior prayers. Different people pray in a different way. Like Austeremonastic prefer the silent, interior prayers. Whether some work better than others is a matter of how you look at it. Take the example of the prayer wheel. The Tibetans live in icy cold place. Sometimes at 18000 feet above sea level. They have to engage in some sort of physical activity to stimulate the blood circulation. Hence, therotating of the prayer wheel. Lord Jesus once said thatpray ceaselessly.The Tibetans also do this by fixing somewhat bigger sized prayer wheel atop a structure or a post specially set up for this so that it catches the blowing wind and keeps on rotating day and night.The reason forthe practice of pilgrimageis quite obvious. The pious people wish to think of God. Anything that evokes the feelings of devotion for God forms part of their religious lives. From bygone times, in different countries, certain places are identifiedwith holiness, spirituality. They become pilgrimage centre. The reason may be varied but there is a definite reason behind each place of the pilgrimage that makes the place sacred and pious. Therefore devotees throng to that place.

Kneeling in church arose out of the style of western man’s clothing. Wearing tight fitting pants and trousers one cannot sit cross legged on the floor. Also in many countries, like in u.k , Canada, they all had to use furniture like chairs, sofas , stools, benches etc. sitting down on the floo is is not physically possible or advisable in extreme cold.

Lastly, regarding why the use of the whole body, you may be interested to learn that in certain south Indianreligious communities, itis obligatory to do prostration with the whole body and alsocircumambulation.Eight parts of the body have to be in contact with the ground.

yes it shows the freedom of religions practice in India

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